Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
2547: Stop Trying to Get Your Kids in Shape! Do This Instead!
06 Mar 2025
Stop Trying to Get Your Kids in Shape! Do This Instead! Stop trying to get your kids in shape! Try these 6 methods instead. (1:38) #1 - Be the example. (2:15) #2 - Foster a good relationship with exercise and eating healthy. (9:43) #3 - Give them options consisting of protein, something new, something they love. (17:22) #4 - Use bodyweight and suspension trainers. (25:17) #5 - Play with them. (27:03) #6 - Reduce screen time with time limits. (31:57) Questions: I have dual custody, and my ex doesn’t agree with my approach to health and fitness. How do you suggest navigating this? (39:47) How do I turn the ship with my teenage kids? (43:44) My kids are picky eaters. Do you have any strategies? (50:46) What are some healthy snack ideas for on-the-go? (52:27) Related Links/Products Mentioned Visit Our Place for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! **Promo code MINDPUMP at checkout to receive 10% off sitewide. Our Place offers a 100-day trial with free shipping and returns. ** MAPS Transform Special Launch! Code TRANSFORM70 at checkout. $70 Off Gym + At Home workouts. Includes: Adam’s 90-Day Body Recomp Journal, and the MAPS Transformation Diet Guide. This code and free guides offer expires on March 9th at midnight The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind How Mothers Influence Their Daughters' Body Image Mind Pump # 1877: Obesity, It’s Not Your Genetics Mind Pump # 2277: The Five Best Sports for Kids Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked – Book by Adam Alter Mind Pump Podcast – YouTube Mind Pump Free Resources
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You're doing it wrong. Almost everybody does this wrong and it backfires. Instead, let's do this. Let's talk a little bit about how to get, yes, let's start with the first one. And by the way, we're going to list like really effective strategies to helping your children grow.
become more healthy and fit based on actual data, but also based on our experience, training, lots of people, lots of families for over two decades and messing up a lot and then figuring out how to do it the right way. But number one is to be the example. So when a child grows up in a home that has any kind of particular behavior,
Even if the parents chastise the behavior or communicate to the kids, don't do this, don't do this, even though they do it themselves, the odds, and the data on this is very clear, the odds that the child will follow in the footsteps of their parents is incredibly high. Children... listen to actions far more than they listen to words.
So if you want your child to lead a healthy lifestyle, 90% of all of your success is going to be leading it yourself and being the example.
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