{"id":67281,"date":"2026-02-25T17:18:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-k-gym-hopes-kidulting-trend-will-hook-grownups-by-putting-the-fun-back-in-fitness\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T17:18:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:18:28","slug":"u-k-gym-hopes-kidulting-trend-will-hook-grownups-by-putting-the-fun-back-in-fitness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-k-gym-hopes-kidulting-trend-will-hook-grownups-by-putting-the-fun-back-in-fitness\/","title":{"rendered":"U.K. gym hopes &#8220;kidulting&#8221; trend will hook grownups by putting the fun back in fitness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>London \u2014\u00a0<\/em>If you&#8217;ve been struggling to stay active, there&#8217;s a trend that one gym chain is hoping will make working out feel a lot more like playtime.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Welcome to kidulting! Come in, come in!&#8221; trainer Rachel Dennis said recently as she greeted people bounding through the door at the David Lloyd gym in Enfield, North London.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re gonna play &#8216;stuck in the mud,'&#8221; she announced. Screams and laughter quickly filled the room as tagged players froze like statues until others crawled through their legs to &#8220;free&#8221; them to run around again.<\/p>\n<p>The kidulting fitness class is all about channeling your inner child, and the atmosphere is fun, even silly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How&#8217;s that heart rate? We feelin&#8217; a little warmer?&#8221; Dennis asked as the pace picked up.<\/p>\n<p>At David Lloyd Clubs in the U.K., members can relive their younger years with the classes built around playground and PE class games \u2014 an effort to take the &#8220;work&#8221; out of the workouts.<\/p>\n<p>Pran Varatharajan cheered as he held up another classmate&#8217;s legs, pushing her in a wheelbarrow race.<\/p>\n<p>The pace is fast, and the kidulters quickly moved onto the next game.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/25\/c39243db-a5a1-42b5-95e1-8be1197ec757\/thumbnail\/620x347\/688d566a9d300d6dbcf91892da8f8a1e\/kidulting-parachute-kraus.jpg#\" alt=\"kidulting-parachute-kraus.jpg \" height=\"347\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/25\/c39243db-a5a1-42b5-95e1-8be1197ec757\/thumbnail\/620x347\/688d566a9d300d6dbcf91892da8f8a1e\/kidulting-parachute-kraus.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/25\/c39243db-a5a1-42b5-95e1-8be1197ec757\/thumbnail\/1240x694\/c915a138c39f435a04504afb87593c01\/kidulting-parachute-kraus.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">People take part in a &#8220;kidulting&#8221; exercise class at the David Lloyd Enfield gym in North London, in February 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Who remembers the parachute?&#8221; Dennis asked, holding up the massive piece of colorful fabric.\u00a0 &#8220;If you&#8217;re yellow, you&#8217;re gonna be \u2026 shall we be a banana?&#8221; she said, assigning teams.<\/p>\n<p>The classes bring back a range of childhood favorites \u2014 games most people haven&#8217;t played since elementary school.<\/p>\n<p>After racing back and forth across the fabric, it was time for a quick round of &#8220;popcorn,&#8221; with the grownups huffing and puffing to keep colorful balls bouncing around on the parachute.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During a quick break, class member Sophie Doe told CBS News her heart was pounding. She particularly enjoyed the parachute, and said she hadn&#8217;t played some of the games since she was seven or eight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s the joy of being a kid, as an adult,&#8221; Kielan Edwards, a personal trainer at David Lloyd Enfield, explained of the kidulting trend, as he let CBS News&#8217; correspondent try out the &#8220;Joyride,&#8221; an exercise bike transformed to look like an iconic Little Tikes Cozy Coupe.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/25\/ffde8736-4b69-45b8-866c-882020623370\/thumbnail\/620x366g6\/195f75a5c2475c6dfec1b28cd8ae9193\/kidulting-tina-kraus.jpg#\" alt=\"kidulting-tina-kraus.jpg \" height=\"366\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/25\/ffde8736-4b69-45b8-866c-882020623370\/thumbnail\/620x366g6\/195f75a5c2475c6dfec1b28cd8ae9193\/kidulting-tina-kraus.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/25\/ffde8736-4b69-45b8-866c-882020623370\/thumbnail\/1240x732g6\/ffcf0135e4ebca970ce607e377361ab3\/kidulting-tina-kraus.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Kielan Edwards, a personal trainer at David Lloyd Enfield, explains the &#8220;kidulting&#8221; trend to CBS News&#8217; correspondent Tina Kraus as she tries out the &#8220;Joyride,&#8221; an exercise bike transformed to look like an iconic Little Tikes Cozy Coupe toy car.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;A lot of people find it very laborious getting used to the exercise before they turn it into a habit. 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