Combining Working Out & Parenting (Original Blog)

Sometimes parents feel like they don't have time to workout, but for me, I use my kids as weights :)
The gif above is a perfect example of how Harmony @happyharmonymay lays on top of my back while I'm doing pushups and
it's cool to show your children exercises and make them feel involved and be a good role model on physical fitness

Even when I'm not working out, she randomly starts to do pushups or sit ups and other forms of exercises from our playtime together

I haven't thrown my children into snow, but I'll definitely carry them in it
Harmony often plays chase with me in the sand on the playgrounds and running in sand creates great resist and effort for cardiovascular strengthening and conditioning

If my children want to fly, I'll pick them up and hover them up in the sky as long as I'm able to hold them
Sometimes swinging them, spinning in circles, and lifting them up and down like a swooping eagle grabbing its prey

Literally anything and everything physically active that you do with your children can be a workout

And there are definitely benefits like improved strength, and playing catch can increase your hand-eye coordination and your reaction reflexes like this father here below who saved this child from sheer faceplant into the dirt destruction and embarrassment, and he caught him with one free hand while standing incredibly still holding the other child.

Absolutely amazing!

I refuse to let myself deteriorate so quickly. I have to stay fit, healthy and young so my children can enjoy a physically active father for as many years as I am allowed to cherish and impact while alive. We are not promised any day, so work out those muscles when spending time with your kids and watch you and your children grow into strong healthy adults. It's truly a beautiful thing to enhance their life experience with our efforts of going the extra mile, but literally and figuratively speaking

Definitely one of my favorite gifs, A for effort and A+ for creativity

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All Gifs used from Giphy.com

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