Fun Family Friendly Exercise Ideas

When the weather is nice you can always go for a walk, ride bikes, shoot baskets, kick a soccer ball around, play tag, work in the garden, jump rope, fly a kite, potato sack races, hop scotch, hool-a-hoop...just to name a few. But unfortunately in Oklahoma we know that the weather is very tempermental that we can't always do outdoor activities. So here are a few indoor fun ideas: play twister, jumping jacks, turn on some music and dance, workout dvd, play hide-n-seek, shadow box.

I know you can come up with some other activities. Share with us YOUR favorite fun family friendly exercise ideas. I would love to try them!

Answer to Lisa's question!

Lisa asked what are some basic exercises she can do at home beyond pushups, squats, lunges and crunches. Here are a few:

Bicep Curls - Keep elbows close to ribs, turn palms up and squeeze bicep to lift weight without lifting elbows
Lateral Arm raises - Lift DB to shoulder height to your sides
Front Arm raises - Lift DB to shoulder height to the front of your body
Planks - balance on your knees or toes and elbows, keep your body in a straight line without letting your back arch
Plie' Squats - wide stance with feet turned out 45 degrees. This works the inner & outer thighs a little bit better.
Supermans - Lie on your stomach with feet and hands extended, lift both simultaneously up and down
Lying leg lifts - Lay on one side, stacking hips & ribs, rotate top foot out and lift and lower in a controlled manor
Lying inner thigh lifts - Lay on one side, bring top foot crossed in front of body, lift heel of bottom foot towards ceiling in a controlled manor

Give these a try...2-3 sets of about 10-15 reps each side!