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There are over 800 workouts available, including LES MILLS Born to Move range – fun online kids’ classes suitable for toddlers to teens, along with the LES MILLS popular range of classes including: BODYCOMBAT,SH’BAM, BODYBALANCE, and BARRE, as well as more traditional-based classes, and mindfulness.
For use on up to four devices, this is a chance to work out at home at a time that suits the whole family.
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Our first tip is to try and add some variety to your walking route so you are not doing the same old circuit again and again. If possible try and change your route as much as you can to try and see new things. Play some of the games below whilst walking along or have an I spy list so you have something to look out for. That always seems to make sure little legs don’t get as tired.
This idea is pretty similar to how you might pass time on a long car journey. Try and think of different games you can play together whilst walking along. Here are a few suggestions:
Make up your own simple ‘I spy’ lists to take out on your walk and tick off. You can do a new list each time you go out. You can include anything from road signs to nature! We’ve listed some ideas below:
If you have a magnifying glass, why keep your eyes on the ground and go looking for some bugs in your street. Just remember not to touch or pick anything up. Just look at the insects if you are out in public. If you want to do some real bug hunting, and if you have a garden, then that is the safest place for a full bug hunt.
Letting your child take some photos can add some variety to your daily walk and they will probably love being in charge of the camera. Try writing a list before you go out of things to photograph. It’s also a good way to ‘collect’ the items on your ‘I spy’ lists.
You could set a theme for the photos you take on your walk and print them off when you get home to turn into a collage.
Of course, you also get to enjoy ‘editing’ 3 million photos from your camera/phone when you get home. 😂
Ok, so it’s not going to be as fun as a trip to the park, but why not try balancing on any lines you see, not standing on the cracks or jumping over any covers in the pavements. Please engage in this activity responsibly, and remember to keep at least 2 metres apart from others not in your family at all times.
As a lot of us are simply walking around our local neighbourhoods at the moment there are probably plenty of road and street signs to see. Ask your child to read the signs or ask them what they think they mean.
You could design your own trail for your children around your local streets. Decide on a simple circular route and write down basic directions and clues for them to solve. The clues can be based on street signs, road signs or shop names, even manhole covers – there are plenty of words out there when you start looking. The answer to the clue should reveal one letter and then all the answers (letters) make up an anagram your child needs to work out at the end.
Why not try to beat your previous day’s step count…another lap around the block anyone? 😂
Or you could do the same walk a few times and see if you can beat your time! Might get everyone moving along to try and shave a few seconds off your personal best!
Give your child a map (either print off a map of your local area or use your phone). You can teach your child how to read the map, identify north and south, and try to navigate. Maybe you can encourage your child to plan a route or draw a map of your route before you head out.
You could also use a mapping app on your phone and show your child how to use it.
With special thanks to our lovely sister site, York Mumbler for this super blog.
Making it easier to stay active.
Active East Riding – a new website, full of ideas and suggestions to help stay active, for people of all ages
The website has launched with ideas for all ages, including:
Online Challenges for Under 5s
Watch a range of videos from East Riding Archives
Read eBooks and listen to eAudiobooks
Hear bedtime stories from the children’s library team
Les Mills On Demand : sessions to enjoy at home
Learn how to draw cartoons
Meditations by Mark Williams.
All can be found at https://www.activeeastriding.co.uk/
Whether you do it outside or inside, a giant art attack can be great fun and great exercise.
First, decide what they are going to make. It could be a character from a book, a landscape, their favourite superhero, the list is endless. Having a photo or picture to copy can be a huge help. Decide whether you’re going to do it outside or inside. Depending on age, they could be left to their own devices, or it could be a family effort. Work through each part, asking them to look for an item that would be great for each part of the picture.
Once complete, you can also have great fun taking pics with their art.
Once finished, you can squeeze even more excercise in, by setting a timer, putting on a super fast song……Benny Hill Theme tune aways works at STAG HQ, and see how fast they can pop everything away.
Lots of fun, great exercise, picture memories and no tidying up for mums and dads.
Hello, Wonderful, have some fantastic resources and this one is no exception. Grab a balloon and string and attach it to something, then as it swings, the children can hit it to each other like ping pong, or if playing alone, they can practise their swing as it comes back to them. Concerned they may end up pulling a light fitting down, we’ve done this by attaching it to the washing line.
If your Mini Mumblers love dancing as much as ours do, then they will love taking part in the Strictly #keepdancingchallenge
All your favourite Strictly stars, create wonderful, easy to follow routines that all the family can enjoy. Why not make the grown ups learn them and have a dance off?
Follow the link and keeeeeep dancing https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p089h234
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