East Riding Leisure have teamed up with world leading exercise class provider LES MILLS for an exclusive offer of free workouts for 30 days with LES MILLS On Demand.

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.

To activate a 30 days free trial, visit: https://eastridingleisure.co.uk/lmod/

10 ideas to make your family walks extra fun

Spring can be such a lovely time to get out as a family and enjoy the great outdoors. We’ve come up with 10 ideas to help make getting some much needed fresh air and exercise a little bit more fun…

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.

1. Play a game 🎰🎰🎰family doing trail

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:

  • I spy – needs no explanation!
  • Going on a picnic – one person says an item you’d take on a picnic. The next person then repeats that item and adds a new one to the list. It carries on until someone forgets the whole list!
  • Alphabet hunt – look for the letters of the alphabet in order on road and street signs
  • Counting game – count 10 cars, 10 trees, 10 dogs…you get the idea!
  • Create a story together – each person takes it in turns to say make up a story by saying one line at a time
  • Think of an animal – the rest of your family has to guess what animal you are by asking you questions that you can only say yes or no to!
  • Ghost – a good spelling game for older kids. The challenge is to add letters to form a word but not be the one that completes the word. Start with a random letter, then each player takes turns adding new letters.

2. Make your own ‘I spy’ list 👀 👀 👀Homemade ispy list

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:

  • Tick off different types of vehicles
  • Tick off different road signs
  • Tick off numbers in sets
  • Tick off and identify different types of trees or flowers
  • Tick off a list of things you know you’ll see but your children might not have noticed…letterbox, manhole cover, bus stop, park bench etc

3. Go looking for bugs 🐞🐞🐞insect hunting

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.

 


4. Take some photographs 📸📸📸child taking pictures outside

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. 😂


5. Turn your walk into an obstacle course 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️father and child walkin

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.

 


6. Play what does the sign mean? 🚫🚫🚫road signs-

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.

 


7. Design a trail 🗾🗾🗾children walking

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.


8. Beat your step count⌚️⌚️⌚️step count

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!

 


9. Map reading 🗺🗺🗺child with map

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.


10. Do one of our themed Scavenger Hunts…simply write a list of things to find and tick them off as you go.

With special thanks to our lovely sister site, York Mumbler for this super blog.

Active East Riding

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/

 

School holidays don’t have to be expensive: Art Attack

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.

Balloon Ping Pong

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.

#keepdancingchallenge

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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