Exercise is the best way of keeping your body healthy and fit. It maintains the regular body functioning and ensures that all vital organs stand strong. And it’s not that only adults or grownup kids need exercise, your preschooler too needs a regular exercise regime.

And interestingly, you never really have to work harder to get your preschooler into exercise mode. At this age, most kids stand very active and they fulfil the exercise need through their daily routine of moving around, running, dancing or chasing.

However, you will have to watch your toddler’s diet and amount of physical activity he engages in. Many toddlers subject to overweight and inactive lifestyle if proper care is not taken. Let us here understand how you need to manage your preschooler and his exercise routine.

Dealing with Overweight Preschooler
 If you feel your toddler is overweight, you will have to speak to your child’s paediatrician. Every child has different growth needs and the development also varies from child to child. A child health care expert would be able to tell you if your toddler is growing according to his age. And if he isn’t, you will have to work on his daily diet and exercise.

Again, when it comes to planning the right diet and exercise, you don’t need to take extreme steps. Give your toddler a balanced diet which is rich in all vital nutrients as proteins, fats, carbohydrates and minerals. For the exercise routine, don’t plan anything strenuous. Your toddler’s body is very delicate and it just doesn’t need extended exercise hours. See to it that your little one stays physically active throughout the day and follows some exercise forms for at least 30-60 minutes in a day.

Exercise Types for Your Preschooler
When it comes to short listing the right exercise form for your toddler, you for sure may get into a dilemma. Well, of course, you can’t expect your toddler to carry out any heavy duty exercise as that would come in the later stage.

As for now, there are a number of ways by which you can keep him active and let him burn those unwanted calories. However, this will call for your participation too. To make your little one exercise, you will have to take more efforts than your child. Here check out a few modes of exercise your toddler can work on:

 

• By now your child must have learnt to move around the house in is tricycle. Encourage him to ride it more often. This will strengthen his leg muscles.
    
• You can engage him in playing any simple game as running around, chasing a ball or for that matter, some cricket too. Watching your little one holding that tiny bat would be a pleasing sight for you!
   
• Now that he is attending preschool, you must ensure he is being provided with ample opportunities for active play and is allotted lots of space to run around in the school.
   
• Call over your toddler’s friends or kids in the neighbourhood who are of your little one’s age. Toddlers have great fun when they play in a group. You can engage them in a number of activities like chasing a ball, chasing each other, a small game of cricket, racing, jumping around etc.
   
• Take them to a nearby park or playground where they can indulge in slides, swings, climbs, and chasing each other.
   
• Play around with them in the house. A little running and chasing with your child will be a good exercise for you too.
   
• Dancing is also a great form of exercise. Play on some peppy numbers and make your toddler groove as his heart desires to. You can even engage him in action songs and nursery rhymes like ‘One, Two, Tie My Shoe’, ‘Old MacDonald’ or ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’.
  
  Give your preschooler the right environment where he can keep himself fit and active, and learn the basics of leading a healthy life!