Just like their human counterparts, pets need a fitness regimen to keep them on the path to good health. There are different possibilities for cats and dogs.
If you are a dog's owner you should: play a vigorous game of fetch, go for a long walk or a jog, play a wild game of chase or if you have a water-loving breed, such as a Retriever, you can even go swimming. Any game you and your pet can play that will get his heart pumping will do the job.
Cats can be a little trickier because the type of play that they engage in is different than that of dogs. Cats engage in either social play, which is the romp, wrestle, and chase that you see between littermates or between cats living in the same household. Or they engage in object play, which is where they will stalk, pounce, chase and play with an object so they can kill it. Whatever game you and your cat enjoy will work, just remember to keep up the pace for fifteen minutes.