Its Fitness Friday! Heres a fun fit power exercise to get the little ones in your life up and moving. It’s a plank variation that I call a “cross plank. It involves holding a plank while crossing one arm and leg behind the others. This exercise works the entire body with a major focus on core strength. Also, it incorporates a balance component and really gets the heart pumping without having to jump around or get crazy . It can be done anywhere – no gym or gadgets required – and will make kids feel like a planking powerhouse! Make fit power moves like this a habit by incorporating them into multiple parts of the day: -A wake-up move before breakfast in the morning. -An energy-burning move when kids get restless during class. -An after-school move to get the blood pumping. -A wind-down move shortly before bedtime. When teaching this move to kids, let them know that in addition to being super fun, it will make them strong and powerful. WIN! Why plank? See yesterdays post about the importance of helping kids build core strength. #FitnessFriday #fitkids #plank
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 19:00:26 +0000