Here’s another idea for making fitness fun for kids. It shouldn’t seem like a punishment or something they absolutely dread, but just part of life, like brushing your teeth or putting on your shoes. Something you just do because it helps to keep you healthy and strong. This activity switches things up a bit by using Uno Cards to help determine the activity and how many reps that will be done. You could also do this with a regular deck of cards and instead of colors use the card symbol to determine the activity.
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Purpose of Activity:
To increase cardiovascular fitness and muscular strength.
Materials Needed:
– Deck of “UNO” cards -Colored signs (1 of each color in UNO deck) -Paper card with an exercise listed; ex: red=push ups, yellow=mountain climbers; blue=wide sumo squats, green=side jumps (or lateral jumps) or you can create your own exercises for each color.
wild card draw pile with cards with activities listed on them