It’s hard to believe a year has passed since our 90 day challenge was in full swing. Now we’re onto our Healthy Games Challenge—which, if you haven’t joined please contact me ASAP. The registration for this challenge is closed, but I need to get you on my list for our next awesome health challenge, which will be right around the corner, I’m sure!
A lot has happened, not the last of which is this: I find myself the mother of a busy, active toddler who is facing the winter months with dread.
Last year, I still had a baby who was content to sit and play quietly while I did whatever I need to get done in my day. Not anymore. My daughter needs to move and be active. But the winter months seem to zap me of my energy I have to make playtime fun. (Oh, please—come again soon, Summer, so we can open our pool and our trampoline!)
I discovered a Blog Hop today through a friend of mine. It was other mom and/or health bloggers discussing what they do to stay active with their children in the winter. It inspired me to come back here to the blog and give all of you some ideas for how to get out there and keep on moving—even when a deep freeze is on its way to our area.
If you have a toddler, staying active can be fun…but it will take resolve on your part to actually get up off the coach. (I’m up—check!)
Here are just a fun ideas:
* Dance around the room to good tunes
* Toss bean bags and run to retrieve them
* Inflate balloons and kick them, throw them, pop them
* Find buddies to walk with at the mall
* Go sledding—pull the child in the sled
* Do some shoveling together (invest in a kiddy shovel)
And…laugh a lot. I mean—A LOT! Don’t let the winter blues take over.
If you’re struggling to stay active, eat healthy and keep your weight in check over these winter months, there’s no better time than the present to start working with me as your FREE health coach! Drop me an email at tarahealthcoach@hotmail.com. I’d love to hear from you! We all need support and encouragement during these cold, winter months.
