Busy parents who find it hard to exercise can sometimes take advantage of their children’s sports activities to work out at the same time and place.
There’s just not enough time in the day. Between work, cooking, cleaning, ferrying the kids around and generally keeping the household running, your schedule just doesn’t seem to have any extra room for exercise.
One trick some parents use is to take advantage of their children’s sports activities to get in a workout of their own. So, instead of dropping your kids off and picking them up again at the end of the activity, you find something you can do there at the same time. This minimizes driving as well as giving you a solid chunk of time at a location you’re already committed to going to.
Have your children signed up for swimming lessons? Take a water aerobics class or do a lap swim session at the same time. Do you drive your kids to football practice? Go for a run instead of standing on the touchline, or recruit some other parents and organize a game of Ultimate. Tennis lessons? Find a partner and play yourself. Dance class or gymnastics? Hit the gym.
If your children are still exploring different sports and deciding what they’re interested in, keep this tactic in mind as you weigh up the…
