Help me to motivate a reluctant 14 year old to exercise

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At our disposal we have, rowing machine, bike on turbo trainer, yoga mats and blocks, two kettlebells.

I do something inside daily (am in the ‘vulnerable’ category).

Teen DD has rowed once, I was downstairs and it sounded like zero effort, gliding on the seat that’s all (but I didn’t say anything). One spell on the bike and one you tube video.

I was going to buy a cross trainer but have had second thoughts because a) it’s £700, b) I will need to move my desk into the sitting room and c) what if I buy it and she doesn’t bother (used to have one, sold on downsizing - she was a bit too young to bother with it then).

We have a yoga with Adrienne subscription - doesn’t bother with it.

Can anyone recommend anyone ‘with it’ enough to get my teen moving.

Oh - she did go for a run one day but didn’t like being alone.

I’ve decided to start small - got out our mini games table out, so at least there’s the occasional game of snooker, table tennis, table football. Literally, any movement is better than none! I always find that if I get something out/leave (eg) an instrument casually lying around, it’s much more likely to get used. Me suggesting things or laying down rules rarely works, esp with my DS. You have to subtly tempt them into the desired behaviour, it’s a bit like rotating toys for toddlers or something.

Weary, I think it’s you who needs to calm down, I am perfectly calm thanks - have a . My concern is for my daughter not anyone else. 🦇 💩.

Smiley, she doesn’t appear before noon in the school holidays and then spends two hours prone with a book on the sofa eating breakfast.

It’s not wrong to encourage your kid to move ffs. We could have another two months of this.

Well it's good she's reading. I can get my kids to move but I can't get 1 of them to read despite my best efforts!

You can get a free Zwift account to use with the bike/turbo trainer for teens. It's like a video game for cycling and very good at motivating you to exercise for longer.

She has always been a voracious reader foam.

Smiley, she doesn’t appear before noon in the school holidays and then spends two hours prone with a book on the sofa eating breakfast.

Sounds like a standard teenager...

Thanks MumSki (I have been thinking about trialling Zwift myself), I will ask if that appeals. I think I remember you from previous cycling threads (have namechanged), did you do TdY sportive ??

To be fair at least she's reading. Don't think mine remember what a book looks like !

Should 14 year olds be going for a daily run in the morning

Our DDs are getting most of their physical activity from the Switch - dance party and boxing. I'd be lying if I said the eldest did it daily but she's found some Instagram 10 minute workouts that she's doing a few of because her friends are.

Why not jg848?!

Foam rolling what I meant to put was that I got told by my friend that there was an age limit for those who choose to go out during the coronavirus pandemic and I was confused as to what he had said

@foamrolling

I do love Fitness Marshall!

I had a kick about in the garden with my DS(14). It’s only a small space and he doesn’t particularly like football, but we just had fun passing back and forth and seeing how many kick-ups we could do. I could do 1.

Did she ever use a hula hoop when she was younger. Even ten minutes out in the garden is a chance to get fresh air. You could born get one and see who can stay on for the longest. My 20 year old daughter still has a dabble with ours. It's so hard though I have two teenage boys 15 and 16 and really struggle to get them exercising but persevere as it's for their mental health as much as anything as it's not healthy to be stuck inside in a dark room.

A walk? My teen daughter and I go for a walk after dinner around the streets where we live for 30-40 mins and it’s quiet, we have a good chat and it’s a bit of easy exercise. She also does work outs in her room but the walk is an easy one for us to achieve together.

Sorry just saw you are in the vulnerable group which probably means you can’t walk with her.

Bit of a late response but wow, that was an aggressive response to my earlier suggestion OP.

I hope your daughter doesn't respond to your suggestions the way you respond to other people's

Mine is decorating her bedroom. Moving the furniture through to my room every morning, 3 days stripping, one cleaning surfaces and a day painting woodwork so far.

That's kept her moving.

Next she is going to do her little sisters room

then maybe the hall

🤷🏻‍♀️ Whatever Tatty seeing as your one judgy response was based on the opposite of what I had posted.

We are meant to be decorating her room perniciousdot .... She just needs to tidy it up.