Get Your Kids Active With This Simple Workout

A client recently asked me for some workout ideas for her son during summer break. Although our kids have more freedom during the summer, sometimes they aren’t as active as they were during school. I have a bookworm, so he needs prompting to get up and get moving!

I like to come up with quick, fun workouts for him to do. Once he gets moving, he usually wants to go for a bike ride or walk around the block with me. Sometimes it is just breaking up his routine!

If you are needing something fitness-oriented to do with your kiddos during the break, give this workout a try. The format is pretty simple. You just add a new exercise each round.

Example:

Round 1: 1 Inchworm

Round 2: 1 Inchworm + 2 Seal Jacks

Round 3: 1 Inchworm + 2 Seal Jacks + 3 Squats

Round 4: 1 Inchworm + 2 Seal Jacks + 3 Squats + 4 Big Arm Circles to the Front & Back, etc.

Repeat until you do 12 rounds.

Workout:

1 Inchworm

2 Seal jacks

3 Squats

4 Big arm circles to front/back

5 Single-leg hops on each foot

6 Cross punches

7 Jumping jacks

8 Frog jumps

9 Glute bridges

10 Crunches

11 Lateral hops

12 High knees

Interested in more kid-friendly workouts? Try some of these:

Fun, Indoor Workout for Kids

Ladder Workout for Kids

Exercise With Your Child - Indoors!

It’s winter. We are in a pandemic. Your kids may or may not be in school. They have so much ENERGY.

If that describes your environment, then give this kid-friendly, indoor workout a try. I have a 9-year-old who is doing hybrid school. The temperatures outside are chilly, so getting enough activity during the day is a challenge.

I am always coming up with workouts for my son, so I thought I would share one. This workout is loosely based on the 12 Days of Christmas song; except we are going to start with 12 repetitions of the first exercise. After you’ve done 12 repetitions of the first exercise, start at the top again and do 12 repetitions of the first exercise (jumping jacks), and then add on 11 repetitions of the next exercise (butt kicks). Keep this format until you are down to the last exercise, which is one, 30-second plank.

Rnd 1: 12 jumping jacks, Rnd 2: 12 jumping jacks, 11 butt kicks Rnd 3: 12 jumping jacks, 11 butt kicks, 10 single-leg hops, etc. On your last round, you will complete all 12 exercises ending with the plank.

For more kid-friendly workouts, check out two more of my favorites:

Indoor Workout for Kids

Indoor Workout You Can Do With Your Kids

Workout: (See instructions above on the sequence: 12, 12 + 11, 12+11+10, 12+11+10+9, etc.)

12 Jumping Jacks

11 Butt Kicks

10 Single-leg Hops (10 left, 10 right)

9 High Knees

8 Lateral Hops

7 Crab Walks (Both hands have to move for “1” rep)

6 Frog Jumps

5 Push-ups

4 Star Jumps

3 Windmill Toe Touches

2 Inchworms

1 30-second Plank

Indoor Workout for Kids

Every Friday morning, I’ve been Facetiming with my nephew, so he and my son can do a workout together. My nephew lives in northern Idaho, and it definitely doesn’t feel like spring up there. In fact, they got several inches of snow yesterday! Being active is a bit more challenging, so we take these family workouts very seriously!

Keeping the boys engaged is a challenge. I created this ladder workout for last week’s session. The boys liked it, and I thought it was a great way to burn some energy. If you need more activity for your kiddos, check out this fun, easy workout!

Ladder Workout:

Go through all of the exercises listed below and do 9 repetitions of each movement. When you are done, start at the top of the list and do the exercises again, but this time, only do 8 repetitions. Continue with this decreasing pattern until you are down to 1 repetition of each exercise!

Jumping Jacks

Squats

Push-ups

Lateral Jumps/Hops

Cross Punches

Frog Hops

Crunches