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Treadmill for a child
, "toypup" wrote
Treadmills are kinda boring for a kid, couldn't he suggest something more interesting for excercise? Daye wrote in message What happened to going for a walk? It is a lot more interesting than a threadmill. Well for one thing, unless I was able to go with my child each and every time, I don't want them out walking by themselves. We don't necessarily live in a bad neighborhood, but there are not a lot of sidewalks around so they would have to walk in the street. My other two kids would not be able to keep up either. There are plenty of days in the winter where it is extremely cold, too cold for a kid to be walking. And, if the child is that overweight, he might not want to bring attention to himself. I know that is one of the reasons my husband won't go walk. I think a treadmill is a fine idea, especially to gain some stamina and confidence that he can lose the weight. I think though, enrolling him in some sort of sports progam would be nicer or an aerobics class if an adult can join with him. -- Sue mom to three girls |
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Treadmill for a child
Howard Sage wrote in message ...
My son is age 11 and his pediatrician has suggested he use a treadmill to help with elevated cholesterol and trigylceride levels. Does any one have experience in buying a treadmill for this age child and any suggestions as to which treadmills--especially for a small space--are safe and reliable? Thank you in advance. Howard Sage I hope I do not offend with my opinion here, I am certainly not trying to. At 11, exercise is something that should be aqcuired through acquisition of fun, fresh air and experiences. In my opinion, at this age and younger (though it is too late to start younger there is not reason not to start now) you are learning and forming your habits for a lifetime. It seems to me that exercise that is based on and around interests are, and developing a habit of interest, is more likely to last as a habit then a sort of separate exercise routine. Like a passion, for anything he is passionate about, like football, fencing, dancing, martial arts, hiking, biking. You get my drift. It is not that I think getting a tread mill is a bad idea. I personally think that treadmills are really boring, but then I am not into tv. And being not into tv seems a good thing to me. So I recognize that I am bringing my own value judgements in here with which you may not agree. But if I were in your shoes, I would be asking myself how to foster a life habit of healthy behaviors which focuses on exercise but includes other benefits of having healthy interests, like stress reducing recreating, fresh air breathing... I would then ask myslef what I could do to encourage this. I would come up with a couple things... - Discuss with child what possible interests are worth trying. He may not KNOW what is out there and may want to try different things to determine if they are interesting. - I would take a long hard look at myself and the rest of the family. Do *I* model behavior which is healthy in this regard? What are my interests? What of my children's healthy interests would we enjoy sharing? What do we choose to do as a family in our free time? What are our eating habits? ... And make changes accordingly. So, I have no useful tips to offer regarding the aqcuisition of a treadmill... but this is my opinion on the whole lower cholesterol thing. S |
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