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Gross motor activities are movements that use large muscle groups. This includes everyday activities including sitting, crawling, standing, walking, running, and jumping. It is important to warm-up and cool down prior to and ending an exercise program. Please consult your physical therapist prior to starting an exercise program.
Gross motor activities are movements that use large muscle groups. This includes everyday activities including sitting, crawling, standing, walking, running, and jumping. It is important to warm-up and cool down prior to and ending an exercise program. Please consult your physical therapist prior to starting an exercise program.
Weekly Gross Motor Challenge
Weekly Gross Motor Challenge
Try out this weekly challenge to get your body moving! These activities will help get you heart pumping faster, help make your muscles stronger and improve your balance.
Strengthening
Strengthening
Warm Up with Special Olympics
Warm Up with Special Olympics
Check out the School of Strength from Special Olympics. This video contains a variety of warm up activities that affect, strength, range of motion, balance and coordination. A warm up and cool down should always be completed prior to and completion of exercising.
American Heart Association
American Heart Association
Check out these 25 ways to get moving from AHA to improve strength and heart health. Try a few activities out, with direction from your child's physical therapist, in order to acheive physical therapy goals.
Full Body Workout
Full Body Workout
Pokemon Yoga
Pokemon Yoga
20 minute yoga video related to Pokemon. The poses are challenging, but you should feel an increase in heart rate and your body getting stronger.
Moana Zumba
Moana Zumba
Bust a move with this 3 minute workout. Give yourself enough space and try to copy the dance moves.
Stationary Bike
Stationary Bike
Do you have a bike with training wheels sitting around at home? Check out what this family did to keep their children moving during the quarentine.
Dryland Training for Swimming
Dryland Training for Swimming
Swimmers
Swimmers
From Cincinatti Children's. If this activity is too challenging try completing it using just the arms or the legs.
SOME Swim Training
SOME Swim Training
Even though you can't train (unless you have a wetsuit or heated pool!) check out these moves to help your swimming. These are challenging and are likely best suited for 12+ years of age.
Your physical therapist will give you direction as to which activities are best for your child. Please connect with your childs physical therapist before starting an exercise program. The information on this website is intended to provide resources and extra information to families. Therapists are not responsible for injuries related to the content on this website. The links to internet sites are maintained by third parties. Our linking to such third-party sites does not imply an endorsement or sponsorship of such sites, or the information, products or services offered on or through those sites. Please connect with your child’s occupational or physical therapist with questions related to content on this site.
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