Ultimate Mailbox Fitness Challenge

We had a free morning today so the kids and I decided to take a walk. I am always looking for ways to encourage my children to be more active, and they definitely had a lot of extra energy to burn today! Here is the fun activity into which we channeled all that excess energy:

Using mailboxes as landmarks, I designated a different activity to do in between each one. For example, run to the next mailbox/skip to the next mailbox, etc. The kids had a great time and of course, each mailbox was a new race. For my younger daughter, some of the activities were coordination or balance challenges, but she had a great time anyway. If you don't have curbside mailboxes in your neighborhood, you can use driveways or telephone poles or any other regularly occurring marker as the stop/start point.

Here are some suggestions for "mailbox challenge" activities (if necessary, demonstrate - for more laughs and to set a good example, join in on the fun yourself!):

• run
• skip
• hop
• hop on one foot
• march
  
• long jump
• jumping jacks
• lunges
• walk backwards
• side step
• gallop

The possibilities are endless. Get your family outside while the weather is still nice and try a "mailbox challenge" of your own!

Today's workout:
45 min. elliptical hill interval (6.39 mi)
30 min. strength training
60 min. yoga