Sal DiStefano

Now, okay, they're interested. They want to try some exercise. What are some of the best options? Some of the best options besides what they like doing the most are body weight and suspension trainer type exercises. They teach body awareness for kids better. than free weights or especially machines.

Now, okay, they're interested. They want to try some exercise. What are some of the best options? Some of the best options besides what they like doing the most are body weight and suspension trainer type exercises. They teach body awareness for kids better. than free weights or especially machines.

These are known as closed chain movements where I'm moving my body around rather than moving a weight around. Now, both of them are good. Both of them strengthen the body. Both of them improve body awareness. But when you're a kid and you start to develop kinesthetic skills, they stay with you for a long time. So this is a really important time.

These are known as closed chain movements where I'm moving my body around rather than moving a weight around. Now, both of them are good. Both of them strengthen the body. Both of them improve body awareness. But when you're a kid and you start to develop kinesthetic skills, they stay with you for a long time. So this is a really important time.

These are known as closed chain movements where I'm moving my body around rather than moving a weight around. Now, both of them are good. Both of them strengthen the body. Both of them improve body awareness. But when you're a kid and you start to develop kinesthetic skills, they stay with you for a long time. So this is a really important time.

Like if you do gymnastics, for example, as a child, you'll have more athleticism as a sedentary adult. than you ever did than you would as an active adult who never did any of these things as a kid because these are learned behaviors that stay somewhat permanent in the body and the brain. And body weight and suspension trainer exercises are excellent for this.

Like if you do gymnastics, for example, as a child, you'll have more athleticism as a sedentary adult. than you ever did than you would as an active adult who never did any of these things as a kid because these are learned behaviors that stay somewhat permanent in the body and the brain. And body weight and suspension trainer exercises are excellent for this.

Like if you do gymnastics, for example, as a child, you'll have more athleticism as a sedentary adult. than you ever did than you would as an active adult who never did any of these things as a kid because these are learned behaviors that stay somewhat permanent in the body and the brain. And body weight and suspension trainer exercises are excellent for this.

Plus, children seem to enjoy them more generally. They just seem to be more fun, especially suspension training.

Plus, children seem to enjoy them more generally. They just seem to be more fun, especially suspension training.

Plus, children seem to enjoy them more generally. They just seem to be more fun, especially suspension training.

What's crazy about this, and this is a tough one, I think, for parents to just reconcile because we get tired, we get, you know, overworked or whatever. But your kids, especially when your kids are under the age of like 10, right, when they're when they're little. Your kids will play with you until you decide to stop for the most part. Like they just want to hang out with mom and dad.

What's crazy about this, and this is a tough one, I think, for parents to just reconcile because we get tired, we get, you know, overworked or whatever. But your kids, especially when your kids are under the age of like 10, right, when they're when they're little. Your kids will play with you until you decide to stop for the most part. Like they just want to hang out with mom and dad.

What's crazy about this, and this is a tough one, I think, for parents to just reconcile because we get tired, we get, you know, overworked or whatever. But your kids, especially when your kids are under the age of like 10, right, when they're when they're little. Your kids will play with you until you decide to stop for the most part. Like they just want to hang out with mom and dad.

Now they become teenagers, different story. But when they're little, if you want your kids to be active, it's far less effective to go tell them to be active. It's far more effective than to be like, let's go play. Let's go ride our bikes. Let's go throw the ball around. Let's play hide and seek. Let's play chase. Let me throw the Frisbee. You go get it. And you can come up with strategies.

Now they become teenagers, different story. But when they're little, if you want your kids to be active, it's far less effective to go tell them to be active. It's far more effective than to be like, let's go play. Let's go ride our bikes. Let's go throw the ball around. Let's play hide and seek. Let's play chase. Let me throw the Frisbee. You go get it. And you can come up with strategies.

Now they become teenagers, different story. But when they're little, if you want your kids to be active, it's far less effective to go tell them to be active. It's far more effective than to be like, let's go play. Let's go ride our bikes. Let's go throw the ball around. Let's play hide and seek. Let's play chase. Let me throw the Frisbee. You go get it. And you can come up with strategies.

Look, I'm a dad. I'm the expert at this. I can come up with strategies that require less activity for me and more activity for my kids when I get real tired. Like wrestling, I lay on the ground, you try and hold me down. It requires very little for me with my really little ones. But your kids will play with you as long as you want. So playing with them is a wonderful way to get them to be active.

Look, I'm a dad. I'm the expert at this. I can come up with strategies that require less activity for me and more activity for my kids when I get real tired. Like wrestling, I lay on the ground, you try and hold me down. It requires very little for me with my really little ones. But your kids will play with you as long as you want. So playing with them is a wonderful way to get them to be active.

Look, I'm a dad. I'm the expert at this. I can come up with strategies that require less activity for me and more activity for my kids when I get real tired. Like wrestling, I lay on the ground, you try and hold me down. It requires very little for me with my really little ones. But your kids will play with you as long as you want. So playing with them is a wonderful way to get them to be active.