As the days shorten and the old Jack Frost
settles in for a long visit, it’s more difficult to motivate yourself to get
outside and have fun. Your natural inclination is to hole up at home and eat
comfort food, but this isn’t healthy or productive. Here are some practical and
fun ways to keep your family fit this winter.
Winter
Sports
If
you haven’t taken up a winter sport, then this is the perfect time to find
something you enjoy doing. Skiing, snow shoeing and skating are great
traditional winter sports to keep yourself busy. If you want to do something
more local, taking walks around your neighborhood or in natural areas can be
really interesting over the winter. You can also toboggan with younger students
and have snowball fights. Check out these snowball gloves which you can make
with an old ball and a glue gun.
Winter
projects
When
you have a goal for the winter, it’s easier to motivate your students to get
outside. Take a look at this amazing igloo. This was built from ice bricks that
were frozen in old orange juice cartons. It took several months to make, but
ensured hours of outdoor winter fun. If
an ice igloo seems like too much effort, make a snow fort instead.
Geocaching
If you live in a place with no snow, try
Geocaching. This is a super fun game where participants create a geocache and
hide it in a secure natural location. This location is then posted to the
Geocaching website here. You can use
your smartphone or GPS to locate a geocache. Fill in the log book and take an
item from the cache and leave another one for the next visitor. Visit the
website for instructions on how to play the game and what items are acceptable.
New
hobbies
Swimming: I love swimming in the winter. It’s a great all-body workout and its
fun too. You can join a gym or your local YMCA to get access to an indoor pool.
Games like water polo and volley ball also take place at indoor pools or get
your students ready for the summer with swimming lessons.
Dance
classes: No matter their age or music preference,
there is a dance class that’s perfect for your student. From ballet to hip hop,
learning some new moves will make them more confident, it will improve
coordination and is a great workout too.
Indoor
sports: From martial arts to gymnastics, having an
indoor sport option that your student enjoys is a great way to keep them fit
this winter. If they aren’t into sports, get a gym membership so that they can
swim, workout or join an exercise class.
This winter ensure that your family keeps
moving and has fun. The best way to get your students to move is to be a good
example, so opt for a more active life yourself.
Remember to keep your brain warm with school work and brain exercises.
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