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My boys are 8 yrs and 6yrs respectively. They are in general very busy, both playing inside and outside of the house, but they are not the tree climbing kind of boys. For a while they liked the jungle gym we had built for them, but that didn't last long, as we got them a trampoline. Our oldest spent a lot of time on the trampoline, but the last month it is off to be repaired, and will take another 3-4weeks before we get it back. We have to drive to another town to give it in, and haven't been able to yet. He isn't overweight at all, but could be firmer and stronger. The better the gross and fine motor control, the better kids learn, actually. Our oldest also does Playball and horse riding every week, while the youngest started with riding lessons again now March. The problem is they are built totally opposite, with our oldest tall and lean like me, and the youngest short and squat/strong like my husband. Our youngest really is very strong, but has recently started putting on a lot of weight. He isn't obese, but I don't want it to get to that point. The two have seen my husband and I do our separate bodyweight exercises, and said they want me to "train" them. We homeschool, so they see me as trainer, teacher, "mom-will-get-it-done" person. I have a series of exercises that I got from our medical aid's kids section, and from Fitness 4 Homeschool (and yes I totally forgot about it till now) that I would like to do with them three times a week. Short lessons to focus on core and arms strength. I'll update with an exercise plan later today, although any advice in the meantime would be great. Oh, and we are contemplating changing the design of the jungle gym to a permanent obstacle course, so if they don't want to use it, then at least I can.