Mine has been playing soccer since last summer and his lacrosse team just started practicing. He runs 2 miles everyday and will practice his sports in the backyard for about half an hour to 45 minutes most days.

My teen lost the pandemic weight within 2 months of sports starting up again. He was doing bootcamp, biking, etc., but it was not nearly as rigorous as his team workouts. More teams are practicing now and DC is even allowing youth sports again. Get your DS signed up soon!

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry lady. I didn't abandon my kids health in the last year. My kids are playing sports like most kids.

Wow. Mom of athlete who plays outdoor sport here. You are the epitome of why youth sports parents are despised. You’re the kid that would make a kid play through a concussion. Sick.

You are quite dramatic.

Super healthy eating. Running 1 mile + walking 5 more each day.

And no, there are outdoor boot camp type training for this age. DS went to a group in the summer and you see personal trainers.

Mine had been playing sports since late spring but has still gained a good amount of weight. He spent most of the year with online school and ate through the day. Even if it’s healthy food, it’s constant eating. I’m working and not monitoring every bite at this age. He will lost some of it when he goes back to a more normal routine. He said he already feels better being back two days per week. I focus on how he feels in general and not his weight. I also gained too much weight from working from home this past year! I’m back to the office recently and feel better. It’s been a hell of a year for everyone.

Mine (12) has been playing sports but not as much (i.e. swimming was reduced from 4.5 hours a week to 1.5 hours). So some of the things he's done are:

- Peloton
- X-box Kinect workout
- I have taken him to the pool to do supplemental swimming on his own
- running

We have very high risk family members, and haven't had our kids do outside activities. But since there are two of them, and they do see their cousins they have people to play with.

They usually take a bike ride before starting homeschool, and take an online taekwondo class before lunch. They usually spend a couple hours in the backyard each afternoon, kicking a soccer ball, or playing 1:1 basketball, or roller hockey in the driveway. A few times a week, my DH will take them for a run. Every so often on the weekend, we'll play golf or go for a hike as a family.

We're homeschooling this year, and honestly, homeschool takes way less time than commuting to school, a full academic day, homework, and the activities they had before, so they're kind of bored, which has led to a lot of activity.

Mine has been doing sports (all outdoor) this whole time. Baseball (club and little league) and rec flag football in the winter.

How about a trampoline? Some are against them, but we’ve had our spring free for years and my kids use it daily without issue.

Mine also shoots hoops and asked for a skateboard for his birthday, so likes to do that on the weekends.

He walks the dog with me in the afternoon, some days. We do a hike once every weekend or so.

He has a bike but doesn’t ride it much lately.

Most friends are still a bit restricted (and no friends in our neighborhood) so the casual things above are alone or with little brother (10)- when they are getting along.

Mine is a beanpole as usual. Eats a ton.

There are some mean people on here. Some people couldn’t let their kids do team sports because someone in the household is high risk.
OP, my kids aren’t getting as much exercise, but we go hiking and biking as a family. I make sure the kids at least go for a walk every day (to make it happen, I go with them) I hired someone to do strength training with them over zoom three times a week.

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Anonymous wrote:Sports have been going on all this time. My tween boys have been busy with their sports since last fall. You don't have to wait for the sports to start, you are making a choice to not allow your son to participate. Own it.

You don’t know anything about this family’s circumstances, and the issue here is not assigning blame for the loss of fitness but dealing with it.

Maybe, but she still needs to own it instead of positioning her questions as if she is still waiting for the sports to start back up. Also she is willing to do boot camp type of training. She has been making decisions based on COVID risk, ignoring other health issues, while sports have been played all along.

This is sad because all the boys we know are out doing their sport and having fun.

Put him back in sports...if he does and indoor sport and you’re scared...find something outside with lots of running like lacrosse or soccer.

Stick him on a bike and have him bike with friends.

Run with him...half a mile isn’t so good.

Stop feeding him crap and/or too much.

If you think you’re “protecting” him by keeping him at home, realize that getting fat is much worse for him.

He has been playing travel soccer 3 nights per week 90min, games on the weekend. This started back up last May and has been going the whole time.

On top of that he played outdoor 'indoor' soccer on tennis courts in a league with 2 practices during the week and games on the weekends.

He played in County Flag Football and 3V3 basketball the months of Jan/Feb-all outside.

He bikes with his friends and they play tennis and shoot hoops at the park.

The kid never stops moving.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry lady. I didn't abandon my kids health in the last year. My kids are playing sports like most kids.

How unkind. I can’t imagine responding to a stranger like that. You must be a deeply, deeply unhappy person.

OP, this poster’s response has nothing to do with you. It’s been a tough year. You’re doing great.

Plus one. That earlier PP clearly has something else going on that has nothing to do with you. Ignore.

Why can't he do sports?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/08/dont-let-covid-19-keep-kids-playing-sports/

Of course mine took last spring off because nothing was open but we did activities & sports around the house. Then in the summer they did swim & tennis at the pool, fall baseball, and then winter outdoor tennis when indoor basketball was canceled and indoor swim with restrictions, and now are back to doing baseball again in the spring. They also ride their bikes & walk around the neighborhood more than they used to. We also did skiing & hiking and kayaking as a family when able.