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A workout your kids are allowed to interrupt
Most parents' training dies in the gap between "no time alone" and "waiting for time alone." Stop defending the workout from the kids and build one they can join.
“I picked up my daughter and my neck went numb”
— MoniqueYour results may vary.
Play video: Client testimonial — Monique, 4 weeks of neck pain rated 7/10 “I tried a new move in yoga. I woke up the next morning and couldn't move my neck”
— DanielleYour results may vary.
Play video: Client testimonial — Danielle, 6 weeks of neck pain rated 7/10 “After 3 years I didn't think anyone could help me fix my neck”
— SandyYour results may vary.
Play video: Client testimonial — Sandy, 3 years of neck pain rated 8/10 “My office job means my neck is in constant pain — nothing seems to help”
— NatashaYour results may vary.
Play video: Client testimonial — Natasha, 4 weeks of neck pain rated 7/10 “It's too hard to get in shape when I've had knee pain ever since I can remember”
— CindyYour results may vary.
Play video: Client testimonial — Cindy, a lifetime of knee pain rated 6/10 “I tore my ACL in an MMA match and haven't been able to train since”
— MeghanYour results may vary.
Play video: Client testimonial — Meghan, knee pain after an ACL tear, 4 out of 10 down to 0 “After my fall my knee was in pain and I couldn't stand on one leg”
— BradYour results may vary.
Play video: Client testimonial — Brad, 6 months of knee pain rated 6/10 “I got surgery on my shoulder 2 years ago and have been getting rolfing and PT”
— SamanthaYour results may vary.
Play video: Client testimonial — Samantha, 5 years of shoulder pain rated 7/10 “My shoulder numbness and tingling was so bad I drove 2 hours to see Jamie Atlas”
— HeatherYour results may vary.
Play video: Client testimonial — Heather, 6 weeks of shoulder nerve pain rated 10/10 “I've been in physical therapy for 6 months and I'm stalled on my results”
— JudyYour results may vary.
Play video: Client testimonial — Judy, 6 months of shoulder pain rated 10/10 “My shoulder pain meant I couldn't take my shirt on or off without hurting”
— SharonYour results may vary.
Play video: Client testimonial — Sharon, 4 months of shoulder pain rated 6/10 “3 surgeries over 10 years and I still can't get my shoulder above my head”
— ClayYour results may vary.
Play video: Client testimonial — Clay, 10 years of shoulder pain rated 7/10 “Taking my dog for a walk he pulled on my shoulder and now it hurts to move”
— KendallYour results may vary.
Play video: Client testimonial — Kendall, 2 weeks of shoulder pain rated 6/10 “I was squatting at the gym when I felt a pop and my leg went numb”
— KellyYour results may vary.
Play video: Client testimonial — Kelly, 12 months of back pain rated 8/10 “After the car accident the hospital said I was fine but my back pain says otherwise”
— DaxYour results may vary.
Play video: Client testimonial — Dax, 5 days of back pain rated 10/10 “Playing football has left me with constant back pain that I can't get rid of”
— MatthewYour results may vary.
Play video: Client testimonial — Matthew, 7 weeks of back pain rated 7/10 “I went to Pilates to fix my back but it ended up making it worse”
— ColleenYour results may vary.
Play video: Client testimonial — Colleen, 8 weeks of back pain rated 7/10 “I was thrown from a horse and couldn't bend over without pain”
— KatrinaYour results may vary.
Play video: Client testimonial — Katrina, 4 weeks of back pain rated 6/10 “This 9/10 back pain is stopping me from sleeping at night”
— AlexisYour results may vary.
Play video: Client testimonial — Alexis, 2 months of back pain rated 10/10 “My back pain is so bad I can't put on my shoes”
— PenelopeYour results may vary.
Play video: Client testimonial — Penelope, 5 weeks of back pain rated 7/10 “Living with back pain has me living at a 7/10 pain that I can't find relief from”
— ChrisYour results may vary.
Play video: Client testimonial — Chris, 8 weeks of back pain rated 7/10 “I have a herniated L4/L5 and my sciatic pain feels like a screwdriver in my back”
— KendraYour results may vary.
Play video: Client testimonial — Kendra, two years of shooting sciatic pain resolved “The doctor told me my spondylolisthesis back pain could only be cured with surgery”
— TonyYour results may vary.
Play video: Client testimonial — Tony, two weeks of severe back pain down to 1 out of 10 Watch the segment
A fun and easy workout you can do with your kids, from my 9NEWS years.
Play video: A fun and easy workout you can do with your kids — 9NEWS Why this counts as real training
Movement patterns are the workout. Squatting, hinging, crawling, carrying, balancing — these are the abilities that keep a body capable for decades, and every one of them can be trained with a child underfoot, because the structure is play, not protocol. A bear crawl race is eccentric shoulder and trunk work wearing a costume. Getting off the floor thirty times an evening is, quietly, one of the best longevity exercises known.
Consistency is the multiplier. The parent-training math is simple: interrupted ten-minute sessions that happen five times a week beat the pristine hour that happens twice a month. Kids do not break that plan — they are built into it.
And when life allows a more focused block, the resistance band article covers the equipment side of training at home — the two pages are designed as a pair.
Common questions
Can a workout with kids around actually be effective?
Yes — if you build it around movement patterns rather than sets and rest timers. Squats, crawls, carries, balance games and hinges deliver real training stimulus and survive interruption, because the structure is "do good movement for a while," not "complete 4×10 undisturbed." Ten imperfect minutes most days reliably beats the perfect hour that keeps not happening.
What movements work best with children joining in?
Animal crawls (genuinely hard for adults, hilarious for kids), squat and balance games ("who can hold longest"), carries (you take the heavy thing, they take the teddy), and anything involving the floor — getting down to it and up from it is one of the most underrated abilities to keep for life, and children are the world’s most natural coaches for it.
Does it matter that my kids see me exercise?
More than almost anything you tell them. Children copy what the household does, not what it says — a parent who moves, plays on the floor and treats activity as normal is running the most effective long-term health intervention there is. The workout is for your body; the example is for theirs.
Want to move well enough to keep up with them for decades?
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