Hey all

I have recently inducted my 12 year old son to the gym. I want him to have fun and learn a few things. He has watched me teaching online classes and seen me work with individuals and groups. He knows I am not one for 'how much can you lift' etc. He knows I focus far more on 'how' we move and how we feel.

I told him that us going to the gym once or twice a week is about moving around, doing a little hard work and then just having some fun.

He plays badminton, so a lot of his sport is short burst work so I said that we would incorporate that too.

We are just starting the interval programme Michel Mosley featured in a documentary a while back. Not something I have chosen to do much of since my rugby days, so I thought that would make it a new experience for both of us.
I believe the programme is/was:
20 seconds of work
2 minutes of rest
X3-4 attempts

We have been using something like:
Ground based movement, loaded gait pattern.
Then one of ....
A). Rowing machine +
B). Hand bike +
C). Airdyne +
D). Ski erg +

The '+' refers to what we do afterwards which is an opportunity to teach a few movement skills and/or just have some fun eg the gym has a monkey bar rig (pullup bars etc), a big sled etc. So we just literally hang around, explore, play.

The '+' can also mean a couple of sets of something he fancies (arms, legs .. machines/KB'S etc).

We usually leave having put in some work, had fun/a laugh together .. and wanting to come back.

What more could I want.