Exercise Information

Here are some Physical Activities you can do when you're not at school:

• Check out Mr. Templin's Exercise Channel "PE with Mr. T"

• Go play at park with friends and/or family.

• Ride your bicycle in the neighborhood.

• Play catch in the back yard or at the park. Examples: throw a playground ball, baseball/softball, football, tennis ball, or frisbee.

• Test your family's fitness levels by performing our school fitness tests such as the PACER, 1 minute Sit-ups, Push-ups, and sit-&-reach.

• Play a small sided (3 to 8 players) sport such as soccer, baseball/softball, basketball, football, volleyball, swimming, rugby, frisbee golf, ultimate frisbee, badminton, tennis, street hockey, golf, lacrosse, running races, and so many more.

• Play a game you learned in P.E. such as Yurtle the Turtle,  Battle Buckets, Protect the Castle, Guard the Pin, Gladiator Tag, Sharks and Minnows, and various tag games.

• Be creative and invent a new game.

• Turn on the computer and try various GoNoodle movement activities and games.

• Challenge a person in your home to various exercises. How many can you do?

  • • Jumping Jacks
    • Push-ups (incline, decline, wall, or modified)
    • Sit-ups or Crunches
    • Leg lifts
    • Plank (High and low)
    • Balancing
    • Squats
    • Step-ups (on the stairs)
    • Jump Rope
    • Running (in motion or in place)
    • Stretching (upper body and lower body)
    • Show off your locomotor movements (walk, run, gallop, ship, jump, hop, S=slide, leap)

• Check out the Online Physical Education Network (OPEN) "Tools for creating an ACTIVE HOME"

Children and adolescents ages 6 through 17 years should do 60 minutes (1 hour) or more of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity DAILY as recommended by The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).