They tend to get a second wind pretty quick. I am sure those daily family treks are planting many positive seeds with the little one. Appreciation for nature, physical activity, spending time with family. Individually and in the moment they might not seem like much but I firmly believe when you compound these positive experiences on top of one and other it does wonders in the long term.

That reminds me of some of our longer treks with kids. Sometimes a bit of encouragement from one little Skittles candy would give them a burst of energy. Of course, it helps when you call them "energy pills". I'm not sure if it's setting a good precedent, though!

I also remember at another point when trying to wear out a kid...cherrios. One (single, solitary, plain) cheerio was the "payment" for running around a large outdoor bandstand. Of course it was the fun and novelty of it that made it exciting.

So do team sports work work well for your kid(s)? They're kind of a given nowadays in the US, backyard play has mostly disappeared. But I still remember the days when a group of kids got together and played kickball in a backyard. Or you would have a ping-pong tournament in somebody's garage, and play all afternoon. I wish that were still happening, I think kids miss a huge amount of fun/socialization/agency/responsibility/organization skills, etc, compared with the standard parent-organized team sports that are the only "game" in town now.