Exercise doesn't have to be in the gym!!!

sI do tend to focus on gym type exercise, but there are many many things you can do to work up a sweat outside of the gym...OTHER than running.
A bike ride through the park, down the bike trail, through the countryside. Road bike or mountain bike, they both do the trick. Speed isn't everything, just getting those legs moving is what matters!
A walk around the block with your dog...a little further is good, a little faster than you used to maybe, it is good for you AND your dog :)
A hike up that beautiful mountain...you may have to drive to that mountain if you live in Bakersfield but a lot of you have mountains not too far away. Get your children used to hiking and biking and walking and moving. I remember everything always seemed so far away...we need to get the kids to learn to love to move from early on so it just becomes part of life...and a fun part of life at that.
Rock climbing, skiing, snow shoeing, swimming, bouncing on the trampoline....they are all exercise! A little gym exercise to go along with these will make them even more fun...just think, your quads might not be burning quite so much when you get to the bottom of that ski hill if you add squats into your exercise regimen. You might be able to make it a little further up that rock wall if you add pull ups, pull downs and a few other upper body strengtheners in. And you won't be quite as quick to get double bounced off the trampoline if you add in some high energy cardio more often!
Exercise can be fun even if you don't like to hit the gym...you can also make that fun exercise MORE fun and less tiring if you do hit the gym and build up the appropriate muscles and your endurance!
It is almost time to look for sledding hills----but every time you slide down you need to climb back up to the top, so why not get prepared! squats, lunges, stair climbing, running....and why not throw in some TurboKick :)