Cold and dark outside, or just don’t feel like heading to the park? Try these easy and effective exercises inside the comfort of your own home:

• Dance
• Play hide-and-go-seek
• Follow a workout video (If you can, do it with your teens, who may especially enjoy this.)
• Play Simon Says with exercises
• Practice Hula-Hooping
• Jump rope
• Imitate animals: bear crawl, hop like a bunny, alligator walk, crab walk, jump high like a kangaroo, spin like the Tasmanian devil, run like the roadrunner, fly like a bird flapping its wings, or frog jump (great for younger children)
• Play duck, duck, goose
• Dance the hokey-pokey
• Wheel barrel with a partner
• Stretch: touch your toes, be a flamingo, have an elephant trunk, pull your elbow behind your head, or circle your arms
• Make an indoor obstacle course
• Play musical chairs
• Practice balance activities: stand on one foot, stand on one toe, or do handstands
• Have a pillow fight
• Play tag