We don't always role model everything as well as we should for our kids, but one thing they are getting used to is us exercising regularly, which is a good habit to get into.
Noah routinely asks Mandy if she "won her race" when she gets back from jogging in the morning, and he also accompanies me downstairs once in a while during my workouts. He likes to show me how strong he is by lifting both the 5lb dumbells over his head. Even when he was just a little older than Elliot is now, he would join me whenever I'd do a few pushups.
When Elliot was still too little to crawl (but still waking up before dawn), I would occasionally take him downstairs with me to work out while he was in his little portable seat and he would just sit there and watch me for awhile. The other morning, at Elliot's typical early-bird hour, I was doing some pushups in the playroom while he was playing with his toys and he decided to get in on the action. He watched me for a few seconds, then scooted right up next to me and did it just as long as I was doing it.
Mandy caught it on camera a little later - he hasn't quite perfected the form, but he'll get there:
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I love the way he's rocking like a little seesaw with his feet up in the air.
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