Fitness should be a part of every practice. This playbook includes easy games that will get your athletes excited about working out and help teach them the importance of fitness. Use these with the School of Strength workout videos found at SpecialOlympics.org. Encourage your athletes to work out with these videos regularly and track their progress in their Fitness Tracker.Â
Welcome-and-Warm-Up: Video 1 (exercises start at 1:56)
Arm Circles
Leg Swings
Standing Rotations
Endurance: Video 2 (exercises start at 1:20)
Mountain Climbers: Regular and Jumping Climbers
Victory Laps: Jogging in Place and High Knees
Jumped-Up Jacks: Jumping Jacks and Jumping Jack Squats
Strength: Video 3 (exercises start at 1:52)
Power Push-Ups: Wall, modified, and regular push-ups
Super Squats: Chair and Regular Squats
Belly Blasters: Curl-Ups and Shin Touches
Balance: Video 4 (exercises start at 1:12)
Walking the Line
Half-Kneeling Chops
Leg Lifts
Bounce and Balance