Working out as a family not only pushes you to get moving, but you can all gain strength at the same time. We all have particular exercises we like doing, but strength training is important for all of us. It not only makes us stronger, but endurance, balance, and coordination can all improve as well. When you are done, you can see which one of you in the family can have bragging rights for that day on who “killed that workout”!
A portion of my garage is converted into what I call the Reiflex Center, our personal gym, where we can work on weights, and body strength exercises. Some other additional equipment helps too, such as kettle bells, hand weights, weighted balls, and jump ropes. You can also be creative with certain exercises with make shift equipment. The best equipment to have is you! Show up! There are all kinds of body weight activities to do as well that are also very good for gaining strength.
They are numerous different activities that you can do to gain strength. With everything going on with the pandemic right now, we are out there 3 days a week, for up to 30 minutes each time, doing a variety of exercises. Typically Sarah and I will do 5 different exercises, with different repetitions depending on what the activity is, completing 1 round of all 5 activities, and then repeating for 5 different sets. We are sweating when we are done!
We can keep each other motivated, as well as have some fun. When our daughter Megan joins us, we can have someone else to push, or laugh at as well!
Especially when she is struggling with the push ups! Unless you have done them, you don’t know how tough they can be!
The biggest thing is we can all get a workout in, but we can have fun doing it. It is times like this when you have to be creative. That is what I like about working out at home. I have my own access 24/7, and just have to walk to the garage. You don’t need to have a lot of fancy equipment, you just have to move. The music is going, and we are laughing, but we are getting activity as well. The strength training is important, and we all need to do this 2-3 times a week. It is amazing how far we have already come in regards to this, and how much this helps our running for Sarah and I, and swimming for Megan. Be creative. You need a little space. What I have spent on equipment already has long been paid for with what a membership would cost, and I truly can use it anytime. What are you waiting for? Keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day of New Streak: #392
