I’ve probably whined 1,394 times about how much my two year old hates the gym daycare. Usually an easy-going kid, he turns into a crazed lunatic if I even mention the g-word.{gym}. Frustrating as someone who actually enjoys fitness and working out. Stressful as someone who uses exercise as a mental sanity tool.

Instead of simply whining and crying about {because, yes, I will continue to whine}, I also try to make it a point to fit in exercise throughout the rest of my day. It may not be the peaceful mental break that I dream of, but at least I’m staying healthy and active. An added bonus, I’m teaching my kid to be healthy and active and that fitness is fun.

We ride bikes {or rather, I chase after him}, we run races down the street and throughout the house. We jump, we dance, we climb. The key for both of us is making it something fun and realistic.

I recently got a chance to try out Just Dance 2015, an interactive video game where, non surprisingly, all you have to do is dance. I knew I’d like it, but I wasn’t sure how it would go over with a two year old. I shouldn’t have wondered – it was hit. Now after breakfast every morning he asks if he can “dance to the movie on tv”.

While there are tons of top pop songs on the dance list, we’ve been doing “What Did the Fox Say?” on repeat because of course my toddler thinks it’s hilarious. There’s also a Tetris song, one with a frog, and a dancing Santa. Luckily he hasn’t jumped on the Frozen bandwagon yet. You can imagine how many times we’ve done those. I’d say his favorite of all his Katy Perry’s Dark Horse, which now I can’t listen to on the radio without seeing the Egyptian-like dance moves that are on the screen.

At first I thought it’d be the kind of game where you step on different symbols on a mat, but instead it’s free-form. That’s good because you can really dance, bad because someone can see you really dance.

It’s been a fun way to incorporate a little extra physical activity into our day, and I’m looking forward to have something to keep us moving when the weather starts to turn colder.

In addition to being fun, Just Dance has partnered with Stomp Out Bullying to raise awareness and help put an end to childhood bullying, and to show people everywhere that “it’s okay to dance to your own beat!”

You can find Just Dance 2015 on Amazon.

I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.