- Check the space and the kit.
- Get your child's attention first.
- Show it from two sides.
- Say one thing only.
- End on one that works.
Put the phone down where you can see it. Tap Next with your thumb, or use the arrow keys.
Is the space marked?
A low step or bench as the start; cushions or soft balls spread on the floor.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Stand with feet about shoulder-width, toes a little out.
- Sit back and down as if onto a low chair, heels flat, knees following the toes, arms forward.
- Touch a cushion with your bottom and stand up tall.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Start on the step.
- Listen for the number.
- Squat down to touch that many different cushions with the bottom, standing up tall between each.
- Get back to the step.
How much: 6 rounds
Knees point where toes point
Cushion dice
The rules
Roll a die for the number; smaller cushions earn more points because the squat is deeper.
- Roll the die
- Touch that many cushions with the bottom, standing tall between each
- Big cushion 1 point, small cushion or ball 2 points
- 6 rounds
Fair play: A grown-up holds the arms straight overhead.
- Points
- 1 or 2 points for each cushion touched with a good squat.
- Fouls
- That touch does not count: knees falling inward; heels lifting; sitting down on the cushion instead of touching it
- Win
- Beat your best from 6 rounds.
- 15
- 25
- 35
10 squats in a row with heels down and knees in line.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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