To make dd1 spemd at least an hour a day in the park on her bike/scooter/rollerboots?

[ShinyAndNew]

She asked today if she could play on the front with her bike. She is allowed because our road is a dead end so there isn't much traffic. But I told her if she waited for me we would both go into the park on our bikes.

After approx 10 mins she said "My legs are aching, I feel tired, can we sit down now?". She is only 6 I used to be able to ride for hours at that age. I'd have been out all day if I was allowed.

She eats healthily and is slim. We walk everywhere we go, so it had never occured to me that she might not be fit. But she doesn't really do any sports/activty since she quit dancing last year.

YABU.

I dont think you need to force her to do an hour
but you've noticed her unfitness so now you can do it more
but dont make it compulsary or she will not want to

I didn't mean an hour non stop btw. Just an hour outdoors, playing on whatever, if that makes a difference.

YABU
I have a 6 yr old who gets tired riding his bike, however he isnt unfit he plays football twice a week and does kung fu for 90mins along with all the running around the playground etc he does with friends. If you force her to do something then it is likely she will completely want to do the opposite

I keep trying to get her to do other activities or go back to dancing (only suggesting things to her, not forcing her). But since her cousin died, she is adamant that she only wants to be with me. There are no mixed age activities in our area that I know of.

The school is arranging for her to speak to a counsillor regarding her feelings about her cousins illness/death.

she may not be that unfit - cyclign uses different muscles to walking so she may jsut not be used to it yet. Build her up gradually and def do not force it.

Okay, so no forcing. But I can a least suggest to her that we go out on our bikes each day, yes?

Maybe you are right about the different muscles thing. Though she moans when she walks aswell and never seems to have any energy for anything for anything remotely sporty that I suggest we do.

I might even buy me some roller boots and we can do that together too

Yes, she walks to and from school. But we only live up the road, so t'is not far (0.4 miles according to Google maps.)

I was just going to suggest that Shiny - you get some roller boots and do an hour together, everybody's a winner, everybody's 'appy

YA certainly NBU to want her to do an hour's physical exercise every day!

Is she getting tired when walking/cycling with you,cos you are going at too fast a pace for her? Because she tires, doesnt mean she is unfit-she just has little legs!

Sorry to hear that Riven, it must be hard. Is there no specialised gyms/pools you could access? [bit thick emoticon]

Bigpants, with the walking maybe. I do walk very fast, but I try to slow down for her. With the cycling I was following her because I knew she wouldn't be able to keep up with me. The ground was flat, there were no hills or anything.

The type of bike can make a difference. An adult mountain bike is going to much easier to ride than a standard bike for a 6 year old.

Hmm, that's a fair point about the bike. But I am not sure if it is standard or not. T'is a fancypants one DH bought her. He wanted to get me a fancy one too, but I told him not too, because I wanted a rigid one so that I could attatch a baby seat for dd2.

She does still have stabilisers on though, do they make it harder?