We just finished a "weightlifting session" with Wy, our almost 17 year old. He is not near as passionate as his dad about fitness! But he has to complete 80 hours of various activities as part of his PE 10 course - so here we are!
Things that went well - kept the lessons short, lots of demonstration,
posters on the wall with good information, and a fitness partner (mom) who is less in shape than he is, so he isn't too scared to try in front of dad.
Things that were challenging: a reluctance to look foolish or fail in front of dad, a reluctance to try new things. A lack of flexibility.
This is weight training with our teen :) - with our next one, who is 14, it would be different issues. But physical exercise is such a great benefit to your children, and i think we're more likely to stay faithful in working out if we *can* include them. Not feeling obligated to do it every time, but so far everyone down to our four year old is able to do *something* with us out in the home gym, and has :)
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