Family Fun
Exercising with Your Daughter

• Get your daughter involved in a team sport like softball or soccer. It doesn’t have to be a competitive league. 

•  Walk with your daughter. Make it a mom-daughter thing. Walk in the morning, or in the evening when you get home from work. Set walking goals of time or distance. When you reach them, celebrate together.  

• Play tennis, together. Most cities have public courts, and you can pick up a racket for less than $20.  

•  Walk the mall. If you can refrain from spending, walk the mall together.  

• Don’t make exercise a weight issue. Talk to her about exercising for health reasons – so she can feel better, have more energy and have more fun. 

•  Show her by example. Take her to the gym with you. Let her see you doing sit-ups, push-ups or working out with weights. Get moving, and she will too.  

• Dance together. Put on some fun music and dance around the house.

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