Date of publication 23/08/2019
Deporte infantil Cómo lograr que los niños hagan ejercicio en vacaciones
Y no se enteren de ello
If there’s one thing that defines a family vacation, it’s the freedom from schedules, goals, and to-do lists. It’s a time to slow down, embrace spontaneity, and give children the chance to spend more time outdoors, letting their creativity, curiosity, and sense of adventure run free.
And if you can channel all that energy into laughter, games, and shared challenges with a few simple ideas that are easy to try at any hotel, your days together will be even more enjoyable and rewarding. Who could say no to that?
Health and fun
The golden rule is simple: children are far more likely to embrace healthy habits when they feel like fun rather than something they're being told to do. The key is to turn them into games and small challenges that make kids feel like they're the ones making the choice. Before long, they'll be the ones eager to jump into the pool or start a soccer game on the beach.
Imagination as a family
Playing sports together isn’t just a way to encourage kids to try new things. It’s also a chance to spend more time together doing a wide variety of activities, discovering the world side by side, and making decisions as a family. Because involving everyone in those decisions is one of the keys to a successful family vacation, especially when the goal is simply to have fun.
Small routines
That said, it’s essential to see family sports as just one part of the vacation, while also allowing children to enjoy new friendships and hotel entertainment programs specially designed for them, such as Iberostar’s Star Camp.
Through their activity schedules, entertainment teams help open children’s minds. They introduce them to games, sports, and activities that feel like a whole new world. And the goal? For kids to explore, try things out, and choose what they enjoy most. Because, as with so many things, there’s a type of fun for everyone, and the key is finding it. In doing so, they also meet other children with similar interests, which helps build stronger, more lasting friendships.
Another major advantage of these entertainment teams is that their activities are scheduled at just the right times, making it easy to balance family plans with kids’ activities. It’s a simple way to create small routines while they exercise both their muscles and their smiles.
The challenge of the surroundings
Finally, and just as importantly, there’s the setting and nature itself. There’s a middle ground between classic games and active tourism. More than a middle ground, it’s a whole world of possibilities where imagination, fun, discovery, and social connection come together. Kids can spend hours inventing games in the sand and in the pool.
There’s one basic rule to start with: always use sun protection. From there, the only limit is imagination. On the sand, they can build sandcastles, practice long jumps, play soccer, try volleyball, or turn the shoreline into their own version of Roland Garros. Waves become perfect moving hurdles to jump over, while the calm of the pool opens the door to other games like water polo, pool-based challenges, or capture the flag in the water.
It’s all about turning the destination into a playground where children can unleash their imagination, share unforgettable moments with their parents, and never tire of discovering and exploring. In the end, sports simply become the path to happier vacations for both kids and adults.
ELENA AYALA
HAZLO REALIDAD