Fun Way To Be Active With Your Kids

Research shows that exercise not only improves your child’s current health, but also sets them up for better health in adulthood. Here, the team from Bupa outlines a few easy ways to get the young ones moving by joining in yourself.

How active should kids and adults be?

You might find there are days when your child doesn’t want to get off the sofa, or is glued to their favourite TV programme, video game or toy. And of course, that’s OK sometimes – and very normal! At the same time, they should ideally be doing a fair amount of physical activity most days too. Many experts recommend an hour a day for children over five, and three hours or more of active play a day for toddlers. You also need a good amount of physical activity as an adult – around two and a half hours of “moderate to intense” exercise spread across each week. That means to exercise that gets you a bit sweaty or breathless and raises your heart rate.

Since everyone in your family will benefit from staying active, why not do it together? Here are five suggestions for how you could do just that.