Same situation with my dad, only he has a real aversion to exercise due to childhood trauma. I've found 3 things help get my dad moving more: -Health scares. A

Same situation with my dad, only he has a real aversion to exercise due to childhood trauma. I've found 3 things help get my dad moving more: -Health scares. A worsening diabetic retinopathy has him afraid of losing his eye and that has helped me push for changes to his lifestyle. -Social pressure. I make it hard for him not to be around people who move a lot. -Sneaking it into our buddy time. I'll invite him to a movie (one of his favourite things) and then suggest walking to the theatre. He loves it. Things I haven't found helpful: -Sending him inspiring articles -Shaming him into working out -Worrying or whining about it to him.