Use what's available. You can get few minutes of exercise practically anywhere, says Irv Rubenstein, Ph.D., an exercise physiologist and founder of S.T.E.P.S., a fitness facility in Nashville, Tenn.
For example, when you're on the phone, put your back against the nearest wall and do squats as you talk, he suggests. Or do calf raises by rising up and down on the balls of your feet on the edge of a stair.
Find a park with equipment for adults and children. In places such as Tudor Square Park in Trent, Wash., play facilities include adult-friendly options, such as fitness stations, walking paths and balance and flexibility apparatus. These allow you to stay active with your kids instead of sitting on a bench and watching them.
Additional multi-generational playgrounds are springing up in New Orleans; Greensboro, N.C.; Nashville, Tenn.; Tucson, Ariz.; Albuquerque, N.M.; Orlando, Fla., and other cities. A map and descriptions of many local play facilities are available at Kaboom.org[1], sponsored by a nonprofit organization that supports building playgrounds.
Be an active spectator. Combine your workout with your children's activities, suggests Rubenstein. For example, when you attend a kid's ballgame, find time to walk or jog around the field or walk up and down bleachers.
References
- ^ Kaboom.org (mapofplay.kaboom.org)
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