Cold and dark outside, or just don’t feel like heading to the park? Try these easy and effective exercises inside the comfort of your own home:
- Dance
- Play hide-and-go-seek
- Follow a workout video (If you can, do it with your teens, who may especially enjoy this.)
- Play Simon Says with exercises
- Practice Hula-Hooping
- Jump rope
- Imitate animals: bear crawl, hop like a bunny, alligator walk, crab walk, jump high like a kangaroo, spin like the Tasmanian devil, run like the roadrunner, fly like a bird flapping its wings, or frog jump (great for younger children)
- Play duck, duck, goose
- Dance the hokey-pokey
- Wheel barrel with a partner
- Stretch: touch your toes, be a flamingo, have an elephant trunk, pull your elbow behind your head, or circle your arms
- Make an indoor obstacle course
- Play musical chairs
- Practice balance activities: stand on one foot, stand on one toe, or do handstands
- Have a pillow fight
- Play tag
