40 Fun Activities to Jumpstart Your Family’s Fitness This Summer
This season of freedom is a perfect time to jumpstart healthy habits for your family. The question is: how do we keep our kiddos entertained for the entire summer AND teach them that fitness really can be fun? Here are a few fun activities that you can easily involve the whole family in to keep their (and your) physical fitness in check.
- Take a neighborhood walk after dinner
- Ride bikes
- Walk the dog
- Have a dance party
- Go swimming
- Play a sport in the yard
- Take a hike
- Go bowling
- Make a game out of household chores
- Jump at a trampoline park
- Do yard work together
- Replace driving with walking or biking if it’s safe
- Have a fitness challenge during TV commercials
- Sign up for a fun run or charity walk
- Use pedometers to measure steps for a family competition
- Jump rope
- Fly a kite
- Plant a garden
- Create an indoor or outdoor obstacle course
- Hopscotch
- Park farther away in a parking lot
- Go ice skating
- Play ‘Simon Says’
- Start a game of Tag
- Enjoy a game of musical chairs
- Throw a frisbee or head to a disc golf course near you
- Go rollerblading
- Play hide and seek
- Try kayaking or canoeing
- Go for a run
- Have a race
- Play Twister
- Pick your own fruits at a local farm
- Take the stairs instead of the elevator
- Hula hoop competition
- Do a ropes course
- Try family yoga
- Explore a new park
- Run through the sprinkler
- Try a new hobby together
Remember - incorporating physical fitness in the home will take time, but it does start with YOU. Give yourself grace and gradually incorporate activities into your family’s lifestyle one step at a time. And most importantly - make it FUN.
