This blog post was sponsored by Blue Goji, but the opinions are completely my own based on my experience with the Goji Play Game System.
Kids fitness experts recommend at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. It’s wonderful if kids can participate in sports programs, dance or other activities that get them up and moving. Some kids may not be interested in those kinds of things. That’s okay, as long as they have other ways to get up and moving.
Kids’ exercise time does not have to be structured. One of the best ways to get kids to exercise is to make it fun. For starters, call it “Play” time instead of “Exercise” time. It just sounds more fun that way and kids will be a lot more likely to want to participate.
How To Make Exercise Fun For Kids:
Get fit as a family. Kids love it when parents spend time with them. Everyone can jump in and have fun at family fitness time. Remember that Play is Exercise.
Use technology. If your child enjoys video games, use tech to get them to exercise. Play fitness games that require kids to get up and move their bodies.
Find ways to be active indoors. Don’t let bad weather stop you from getting fit. Find ways to exercise at home or at the gym.
Cheer them on. Be your child’s biggest cheerleader. Encourage them as they develop good exercise habits. If kids enjoy an activity, they will want to do it again and again.
The Goji Play Game System makes exercise fun by combining video games with cardio exercise. Thirty minutes of exercise feels like 5 with Goji Play. Time really does go by fast when you are playing a Goji game. Families can get active and have fun together in a totally new way.
My kids literally jump at the chance to use our Goji Play. The big attraction to them is the video game playing aspect. There are a variety of Goji Play games to download free from the app store, with even more games in the works. Goji Play is recommended for ages 6 and up.
Lots of different games means each daily workout can be exciting and new. The kids and I have only played a few of the games so far. The games are easy to figure out how to play – even if you are not a gamer. (I assure you that I am not good at most video games, but I can master Goji Play fairly easily.)
All I have to do is ask, “Who wants to play Goji Play?” and the kids come running. They don’t even realize that they use up lots of energy playing the Goji games. It’s real exercise through play. I’m pretty sure my kids have no idea that Goji Play is mom’s way of getting them off the couch! They simply see it as a lot of fun.
I’m especially glad to have Goji Play to use during the winter months.
During winter, we spend more time sitting around inside, doing sedentary things like watching TV. I don’t know how it is at your house, but my kids get stir crazy when they sit around. And when they get stir crazy, they start driving me crazy, too. The Goji Play is the perfect way to keep kids active, even when you’re stuck indoors. Kids get their pent-up energy out while they play on the elliptical and everyone feels a lot happier.
One of our favorite Goji Play games is called Smash Block. (Screenshot above)
Goji Play is fun way for me to exercise on my own, too. I have an elliptical machine to use at home. I would love to take the Goji controllers to the gym and try playing on some of the other cardio machines like a bike, stair stepper or even the treadmill. I think we may take a family trip to the gym to do that. I’ll let you know how it goes!
How Goji Play Works
Attach the wireless Goji Play Controllers to your Exercise Equipment. Download Goji Play 2 App to your iOS/Android Device.
Open the app and pick your game to get started. It’s really as simple as that. The controllers instantly transform any cardio equipment into an interactive game machine. The controllers are battery-operated, lightweight and easy to pack into your gym bag. They use magnets to hold them on the exercise equipment. To me, attaching the controllers is much like putting a wristwatch on an exercise machine’s handles. Goji Controllers can also be attached to foam batons (included) if you prefer to hold them instead of attach the controllers to the machine.
You use your smart device as a screen to play the video game. Use the buttons on the Goji controllers to move on screen. Players get rewarded for faster movement on the exercise machine, too. Access a tracking report to see your exercise stats at any time from the Goji Play app.
WHERE TO BUY GOJI PLAY
Learn more about Goji Play Game System at BlueGoji.com.
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