I cannot keep up with our temperamental DC weather. One day I’m pulling out my sweater and another day I’m sporting a tank top. Still it’s not snow, so I shouldn’t complain. Our family has been taking advantage of the mild (and now warm) weather. We’ve added walks around the park to our weekly outings.
Our park has a path around a pond with ducks, geese, and this time of the year, cute goslings. The one mile path is marked for runners and walkers. Around the path are stops are equipment for people to do stretches or something. There’s instructions next to the equipment but I’m too busy trying to keep up with the kids to read them.
The kids loved this section with wooden posts of different heights. It was perfect for climbing. Hubby got in on the action too. We posed for some fun photos. It took a ton of shots, but I love the one I got of hubby. We all had fun jumping off the posts for photos. It looks like I’m kicking Sophia in the head, but don’t worry, she’s just hanging out near me. After our family walk around the pond and jumping off wooden posts, we all decided that we should go on more walks. I think our visits to the park is a good way for the entire family to get some exercise.
Remember back in February when I did the Wii Fit Challenge? Having friends to work out with made it easy to stay motivated. I even worked out by myself! Then I got the plague, ok, maybe it was the flu, and was stuck in bed for three days. My working out mojo went out the window. Now it’s May and I have no regular work out schedule.
This May, along with my family, we’re going to Choose Play as our form of exercise. Did you know that fun physical activity like playing kickball or hula hooping is a good form of exercise too? (Admittedly, I’m much better at hula hooping on Wii Fit.) By doing something fun, we’ll stay more motivated to get out and move.
Join me in American Cancer Society’s challenge to Choose Play this May. ACS wants encourage women (and our family) to “get playing” and log their acts of play. Will you join in and help log 100,000 acts of play? I think our family is off to a great start. Since we took these photos, we’ve been back to the park at least once a week.
How will you choose to play?
I received a Choose Play kit with a jump rope, beach ball and other goodies to help our family play. All opinions are my own.