How to Encourage 13yr Old Physically Lazy Girl Into Exercise? Follow Up From Mother.?

Question by xelty .: How to encourage 13yr old physically lazy girl into exercise? Follow up from mother.?
I do lots of activities myself. We live in London, near River Thames. Walking along the river is wonderful. At long weekends we put the bikes on top of the car and drove away from London. Every weekend I ask her to come along for a bike ride or walk. She refuses. She prefers to stay home and do cooking instead. She does not watch TV almost at all. We like to go shopping together for hours on the weekends. However, going shopping cannot be the only solution.

One reply in the previous message contained “depression” which is now making me think. She has been suffering from terrible skin reactions (scaly and flaky), side effects of her bone marrow transplant 18 months ago. She is on immune suppressant drugs and steroids. I want to encourage her into exercise because I think it will contribute to her recovery and strengthen the immune system. Now thinking about it, she might as well be depressed therefore shows no interest. I think the only thing I can do is to keep trying. Make sense?

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Answer by laurenrad
is there anything she is interested in? see if she would like to play a sport

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