- 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 wall to hold at first.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Side kick: stand tall, fists at the waist; lift the back knee to hip height; push the leg out sideways; bring it back.
- Snap kick: right arm out, left fist at the hip; step forward on the left foot; lift the right knee to hip height and snap the lower leg out level, swapping the arms as you kick.
- Hold the wall at first if needed.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Side kick: tall, fists at the waist, lift the back knee to hip height, then push the leg out to the side.
- Snap kick: right arm out, left fist at the hip, step forward on the left, knee to hip height, snap the lower leg out level, swap the arms.
- 6 of each, each side.
How much: 6 of each, each side
Knee up first, then kick
Cushion kick
The rules
Kick a soft cushion held still at hip height by a parent.
- Hold a soft cushion at hip height, to the side of your body
- The child kicks it with a side kick or snap kick, as you call
- 12 kicks, mixed
Fair play: Hold the cushion still; a grown-up kicks with the weaker leg.
- Points
- 1 point for each kick that touches the cushion; 1 more point if the knee came up first.
- Fouls
- No points: the leg swings up straight; the arms stay still in the snap kick; kicking before you say "ready"
- Win
- Beat your best from 12 kicks.
- 10
- 16
- 22
6 side kicks each side with the knee lifted first.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
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