Sport & Outdoor Skills
Physical Fitness
Indoor and Outdoor Fitness Scavenger Hunt for the Family
It might feel almost impossible to try to substitute at-home activities for the imaginative games and play that were regularly found in your child’s physical education classes or team activities. However, some creativity can easily turn common household items into a mentally and physically stimulating game for your entire family.
Keep up a physical activity routine with these ideas for an indoor-outdoor fitness scavenger hunt at home.
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Fun Family Indoor Scavenger Hunt Fitness Game
Follow the instructions in this video for your family indoor scavenger hunt fitness game!
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PE At Home: Scavenger Hunt Word Battle
Scrabble has always been one of the family favorite board games, but doesn’t require any movement. But! What if instead of drawing letters from a bag (boring), players would be responsible for finding their own letters like a scavenger hunt?
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Do Your Own Sports Day
If you’re looking for a fun activity to do with children at home, here are a new free guide and jam-packed with ideas for holding your own sports day. From a scavenger hunt to bingo and the traditional egg and spoon race, there are various indoor and outdoor activities and all the equipment can be found in your home .
Download the pack today and take a look at the extra materials – including a colour in medal and certificate.
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8 Easy Indoor Sports & Games For A Family Sports Day During Lockdown
Let’s be real – being around family 24/7 during this lockdown period isn’t easy. Between rushing a deadline and arguing over what’s for dinner, it’s enough to drive some of us up the wall.
Here’s an idea: why not release all that tense energy with a family sports day? Something with just the right amount of competitiveness, mixed with good humour to give you new memories to laugh at when all this is over. Here are 8 easy indoor sports and games you should have on your lineup.
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Minute to Win It Games: Exercise Edition!
If you love a good Minute to Win It competition, fitness challenges and watching people squirm, then this exercise edition of the games is for you!
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Physical Activity Plans
Staying active is important for our physical and mental health. Here are some activities from Rising New York Road Runners curriculum that you can do individually or as a family to keep active while practicing social distancing.
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11 Ways to Encourage Your Child to Be Physically Active
Parents can play a key role in helping their child become more physically active., here are 11 ways to get started.
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At-Home Workouts To Keep The Whole Family Fit
Get in shape with your kids using these fun at-home workouts!
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15 Free Online Workouts To Keep Your Family Energized
If you're stuck at home, don't feel like you have to sit on the couch all day. An exercise routine is what you need to keep you energized. Why not have the kids join in on the fitness fun too? Try these 15 free online workouts to get your whole family in shape.
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30-day Kids Fitness Challenge
With COVID-19 around, millions of children are stuck at home with no physical activity. Parents are super worried as they are running out of ideas that can keep children busy and active. But worry not! This fun 30-day fitness challenge for kids that will keep them active and healthy during the coming weeks.
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Emphasize the Internal Rewards
This article shares ways to improve internal motivation of children when they involve in sports.
- Jeffrey Rhoads -
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Sport Psychology - Parents Motivating Children
In this video, we discuss how parental involvement in coaching their kids could affect young players' behaviour and motivation.
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Cultivating Good Eating Habits Among Our Children
Dr. Goh shares some ideas on how we can help our children develop a healthy attitude towards food and meal times.
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Top 10 Immune System Boosting Foods For Kids (with ideas and recipes!)
Certain foods have the exact nutrients that can help your kids’ immune systems be as strong as possible, so when they are exposed to the inevitable germs, they are ready to fight.
- Super Healthy Kids, Inc. -
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Best Balanced Diet Samples for All Children!
Looking for the best balanced diet samples for all children? Having no clue about where to start? Here we get everything about children's diet covered for you!
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Healthy Eating: What Young Children Need
Is your child aged five or under? Find out everything they should be eating for a healthy, balanced diet that meets all of their needs.
- Jo Lewin - Associate nutritionist -
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How to Be a Good Sports Parent
Being a good sports parent is like being a good school parent. To make sure your kids get the most out of their participation, you need to participate, too. Being involved, in a positive way, means you provide encouragement, support, and practical help.
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How to Motivate Kids in Sports
Motivating a team who is on a winning streak shouldn't be too difficult. However, keeping a team on a losing streak motivated may be one of the toughest challenges in sports. This especially applies to young children because their self-esteem can be fragile. As a parent or coach, providing positive feedback is essential after a loss.
- KALYNN BARDOLPH -
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Why Parents Should Encourage Their Children To Play Sports
Here are some of the benefits that sport provides children and why you should encourage your child to play.
- Ashwin Dewan -
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Healthy Lifestyle as a Student
Healthy lifestyle and benefit of being healthy as a student.
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