Workout Tips for mother-daughter duo

While you are looking around for a workout partner in order to get
fit, just a hand shake away is one in form of mother and/or a
daughter. Age doesn't matter if you have a daughter who is a
pre-schooler, grade schooler, teenager and so on. This will not help in
building your physical fitness but what you stand to gain is a emotional
bonding which will only get stronger with time and age.

Stop blaming genetics and lack of time for un-wanted weight gain. Its
actually the choices we make daily all the while we are growing up
like--what we eat, how active we stay--are the things that need to be
controlled. Don't give up, its NOW or EVER.


There are number of activities you get involved in, well, check out some of the suggestions.

Pre-schooler(0-5 years):
That's a tender age for a girl and the right time to help them
understand the value of playing and staying active. Before she begins to
walk take her in a pram for a stroll in a park near by. Walk around
for say 20 min, this will serve as a habit for you to stay active and
stay updated with what's happening around. Your baby have a chance to
absorb your presence all along. Once a little grown up, join a dance or
gymnastics class with your daughter and have some fun while you get
moving. During summertime you could even take up swimming, children love
to dive in a pool of colorful balls or rings. Find every way to stay
active by rolling with her on a mat, working your abs with her resting
on your ankle and so on. Plan family hiking or camping trips. A “hike”
with a small child can be a short walk in the woods, and you might spend
as much time carrying your little one as not.

This imprints children with the idea of healthy outdoor activity in a
natural setting from their earliest years. The same goes for camping.
You probably will find it convenient to start by car camping when your
children are small, but short backpacking trips are feasible when they
are quite young. Because the scope and range of such outdoor activities
grow as your children do, getting into the habit of such activities from
the beginning is an investment in future family fitness.

Workout Tips for mother-daughter duoGrade Schoolers (6-10 years):
Riding bikes along with your daughter is a lot of fun. You can explore
together or find local bike paths in your area. Incorporate biking into
your life, riding to school and the supermarket together. That's the
easiest way to stay fit while your child is growing fast and you don't
lag behind. You could even plan a hike along city paths or nature
trails. Let your daughter decide the trail and at the same time let her
figure out what kind of terrain you will come across, the length of the
hike and the supplies you will need. Skating is another sport picking up
fast among school going kids.

Yoga and meditation is another activity children need to be made
friendly with to match up with the work pressures in present scenario.

Teenagers (ages 11-16):
The best physical exercise you could possibly take up is DANCE! Put on
some of your daughter's latest tunes and ask her to teach you some
moves. Let the world go loose on foot tapping music, sweat it out and at
the end you stand to gain the benefit of physical and emotional
fitness. At weekends try out surfing, horse riding, skipping, trekking
etc. The idea is to burn calorie and eat smart! This is also the time
when your daughter is going through menarche and you being closer to her
will help her to take a better care of her diet and stay active.

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Weight
fluctuation are obvious during this time in both, as one is heading
towards beginning of a phase (menstruation) and other heading towards
the end of it.

Balance all the exercise, with healthy foods and there you will be on
the track towards healthy living. Teach your daughter to cook as I
believe that learning to cook is key to losing weight.

Hormones do cause girls to gain weight at puberty, and that's normal,
but if they get too fat at that age it is unlikely to disappear.

Youth (18+):
This is the time when some of us are busy with our career, rest with
their family and other household chores but that in no way should
interfere with mother and daughter duo. Even if the circumstances do
not allow you to workout together still you can train independently and
share your day-to-day workout experience by posting on the blog etc.
This will keep both of you motivated and focused and when ever time
allows get together (weekends or holidays) to workout together. Here I
would like to share another daughter experience" Carol and Kathy spent a
week hiking, practicing Kundalini and hatha yoga, and meditating. For
both of them, connecting on an emotional level--sharing the sweat lodge
ceremony and keeping each other calm while sleeping in a tepee during a
thunderstorm--was as rewarding as the physical benefits. "We
strengthened our relationship," says Carol.

"Finding a spiritual path to fitness helped us see that we're truly on a
journey together." Strength training is another aspect both of you can
start working, that is if you have not yet started.

Workout Tips for mother-daughter duoMiddle Age(35+):
Try out Pilates, yoga, kickboxing, hiking, body building, the list is
endless etc. Listen to your body and involve yourself in household
chores of cleaning, gardening, walking down the stores as all these
activities add up to a healthy and fitter, YOU. Weight training needs to
be an essential part of everybody's fitness regime in order to boost up
the metabolism and fight aging. Add 1 min push-up, 2 min wall squat, 1
min superwoman, 2 min reverse lunge, 2 min calf raise, 2 min lateral
raise, 1 min shoulder press, 3 min leg lift, 3 min crunches, 2 min cool
down and there you are ready to move on. All it takes is two or three
15- to 20-minute strength-training sessions a week to build more muscle
mass.

We at Women Fitness promote mother-daughter workouts. We even suggest
that some grandmother-mother-daughter teams should be formulated to
spread health awareness . It's good to get young girls started on an
exercise program and it's a good way to spend time together.

Many sports require power, which can be defined as a combination of
strength and speed. Others require agility, which can be defined as
nimbleness when starting, basketball require both power and agility. If
you get involved in these sports, you should train to improve both.

Keep a big fit ball near your desk and use it as your chair as much as
possible. The ball keeps your posture straight and prevents hunching
over. The amount of activity you slip into your routine might be minimal
compared to a construction worker, a waitress, or a retail saleswoman
who is moving around all day. Even though these little tips seem like
trivialities, they do add up- as long as you don’t make the destination
of those office walks to the snack bar or the candy machine. Be sure to
drink water throughout the day and be mindful of your posture throughout
the day.