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It is so important for youngsters to be into sport from an early age so they develop habits of fitness and muscle tone, not to mention the discipline and ability to work as a team that come with being involved in sport.


It can be tricky in London but what do you do to ensure your children become enthusiastic about sport? Especially over the winter.... We play a lot of tennis and playdates are generally kicking a ball in the park, then dinner. More ideas welcome.

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Well, we take our two swimming quite reguarly, I used to dive for my county in my teens *preens*. We're also a family of avid cyclers, and the moment our eldest was old enough for a bike seat (Hamax Smiley, when he was about ten months old) we got one, and he goes on the bike a lot. Now we have an adventure AT3 trailer which we wheel both babies around in, so although they're not actually cycling yet (save for my eldest's balance bike) they're familiar and comfortable with bikes. Southwark have an excellent gymnastics club, which is held at Brunswick Park primary school, in SE5 here: http://www.southwarkgymnastics.co.uk/


JAGS have a tonne of stuff for children over the weekend; our son loved trampolining on a Saturday, my husband's work schedule means that he's been unable to take him for a few months which is unfortunate.


Honestly when it comes to sport, I think we're spolit for choice locally.

Ruth, diving - respect!

Thank you for the ideas.

I feel gymnastics over the winter coming on.

Cycling makes me nervous in london as I fear cars are still not sufficiently accustomed to bikes but eg hiring bikes in the park is great fun over the summer.

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