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Home workout recommendations to do with my 13 year old please?

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PrincessConsuelaBananahamm0ck · 24/04/2021 23:23

Hi all. Trying to inspire my 13 year old daughter to embrace regular exercise and hopefully be healthier than I am when she's 40. I'm pretty sure she's stopped growing in height now and I've noticed she's put weight on in the last 6 months or so. I worry she will face an adulthood of weight battles like I have and I think getting into healthy habits now will be a positive thing. Our family dietary habits are also being addressed. She does play a regular sport, but the position she plays is not always very physical and the season is now almost over. She bikes/walks 3 miles to school nd back each day and she occasionally goes for a run, but it's not a regular thing currently. Having recently got back into running/plodding myself, I intend to get her out running with me a bit more regularly. But we could both benefit from a bit of strength exercise too, so I thought I'd introduce a home workout 2 or 3 times a week as well. She seems pretty keen on the idea. So does anyone have any recommendations on a good home workout to keep a young teen enthusiastic? I wondered if Davina might be a good place to start?

I am being very sensitive about all of this in case anyone is wondering, I certainly don't intend to give her a complex! Just trying to discreetly encourage good habits - I never had that encouragement when I was her age and I wish I had.

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vintagenurse · 25/04/2021 21:11

My 17 year old daughter has been working out regularly with me for a couple of years, we both like Sydney Cummings and Heather Robertson workouts on YouTube. There's plenty of shorter ones too start you off with. After a couple of years my daughter has really embraced exercise and works out most days now

Nix32 · 25/04/2021 21:12

Have you got a Nintendo Switch? The ring fit game is good.

kissmelittleass · 26/04/2021 12:59

Lucy Wyndham Read on YouTube is fab

PeppaPigStinks · 26/04/2021 20:56

I have been doing les mills on demand with my nearly 10 year old. We just do the 30 minute ones but we enjoy it.
She picks the workout for us to do Grin

PrincessConsuelaBananahamm0ck · 27/04/2021 09:15

Thanks all, much appreciated. Will take a look at the suggestions.

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BeachSunsets · 04/05/2021 08:58

Joe Wicks is quite popular with his workouts. Perhaps look into that?

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