If you have a child that is overweight, it is hard to get them to exercise. Fortunately, there are many ways you can help them lose weight that are fun and they will not even feel like they are exercising. Below are two of these ways so you can get your child started down the right path.
Kickboxing
Kickboxing will help your child strengthen and tone their muscles. Once your child starts gaining muscle, their metabolic demands will increase. This means they will burn more calories each day, and over time, they will start to lose weight and keep the weight off as long as they continue kickboxing.
Kickboxing also helps improve your child's flexibility and agility, which helps them do even better at kickboxing as well as other sports they may enjoy. Kickboxing also helps with stamina and endurance, which means your child will be able to do physical activities for longer periods of time without becoming winded and tired.
You should be able to find kickboxing classes in martial arts studios and gyms such as Jompikad Gym. Take your child with you so they can find a studio that they feel comfortable in. This is important because, if they do not like their instructor or the studio, they will not want to keep going.
Hula Hooping
Hula hooping is another way your child can have fun and lose weight at the same time. Hula hooping does not target certain muscles but it helps burn a lot of calories. If they have never hula hooped before, they will likely burn even more calories while learning.
Your child should start out with a standard hula hoop that is made for kids. Depending on their size, they may be able to move up to a hula hoop that weighs more as it will take more movement by your child to get the hula hoop to move.
They should start out learning the basic moves of spinning the hula hoop around their waist. They should be able to move the hoop by moving their hips side to side, and then move the hoop by moving their hips forward and back. They can then start learning how to hula hoop with their arms.
If you do not know how to hula hoop, you can likely find some videos showing you how to do it. You can then learn along with your child.
Besides being active, make sure your child learns how to eat healthy and only provide healthy food in your home. If you need help with this, talk with your child's doctor. They can get you in touch with a good nutritionist to help you come up with a good eating plan for your child.
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