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Need some motivation? Try riding with your kid . . .
posted by Brent Hugh at 3/04/2003 02:31:00 PM
Yesterday's KCStar had an interesting article by Jay Kimcieky, who is an expert in exercise motivation:
Like the rest of us, Kimiciek loses his motivation to get up off the couch and out the door, particularly during the cold, wet winter months.

During those low points, he says, he relies on something beyond his empirical knowledge about exercise compliance. He just gets up and goes for an easy bike ride with his child. It's good for him and thrilling for his son, and the "fun ride" inspires both of them to approach their own physical activity with greater spontaneous enjoyment.

"The other day I needed to go to a friend's house to pick up something," he said. "I was ready to get into my car to drive when I realized I needed the exercise, and my boy Colin was just sitting in the house playing video games. So I went back in and invited him to ride his bike with me. He snapped up my offer, and we had so much fun in this spontaneous moment, just riding together.
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