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Get Movin - 10/15/2003
Get out there and Exercise Get movin’
Parents, doctors and teachers seem to say it a lot: "Exercise is important." What exactly makes it so important?
Exercise makes you strong, healthy, less stressed and more energetic.
While it may make sense to exercise, it’s not always fun. And for some kids, it’s not always easy.
That’s why Brad Booth, an adaptive physical education teacher for the Monroe County Intermediate School District, has a few suggestions.
"There’s no limit to what you can do," he said.
Team sports like volleyball are much easier for some and more fun for everyone when played with a balloon instead of a ball. The balloon moves slower, Mr. Booth said, so almost any kid can hit it..
More of a softball fan? Try softball with an oversized ball and bat, he said.
If team sports aren’t your thing, try the solitary activities like the sitting sit-up or the on-the-knees push-ups. For some exercises, try an elastic band – available at most athletic stores. The elastic band can help you pump up with some fun. Mr. Booth said you can make the elastic band even easier to use by tying large hair bands to the ends of the band. The hair bands then just slip over your wrists so you don’t even have to hold the elastic band.
But exercise can be even easier than that. Keep a journal Ready to start exercising? Keep a record of what you did. For example, if you chose to do sitting sit-ups, you would record DayMonday How long I exercised/How much I did 15 minutes 60 Sitting sit-ups How I feel Great! Notes about my exercise Next time, I will try them standing up. |
