Did you know that regular exercise will help strengthen muscles and bones,
as well as promote a healthy heart!
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The hips and legs are the largest muscle groups in the body, exercising them will cause you to burn a large number of calories in a short period of time. We are going to learn how to do squats and squat kicks today.
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Squats are performed by starting with your feet wider than your shoulder width.
Have your toes pointing out slightly so that
you do not strain your knees.
Keep your hands out for balance and fix your eyes up high so that you keep your back straight.
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Bend your legs down until your thighs
are parallel with the ground.
Hold for one second and slowly raise back up. |
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Hold your hands up in a Martial arts position.
Perform a slow squat in the
same manner we did before.
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When you come up out of the squat, extend your
leg forward in a ‘front kick' type movement.
Immediately squat back down and then come up again and kick with the opposite leg! |
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• When your child is performing these exercises please keep an eye on their back, make sure it stays straight during the squat, keep their hands up for balance, when they do their front kicks, you can hold out your hand for a target they can kick!
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• Today we learned two strength training movements for the lower body.
Squats and squat kicks.
• These movements should be performed
daily as part of a healthy lifestyle.
• Study's show that children spend up to 5 hours per day watching TV and playing on the computer!
Try this at home: I recommend that you have your child do 10 squats and 5 squat kicks per leg for every 10 minutes they are on the computer! Keep an eye on the clock and every 10 minutes they have to get up and do their squats before they may return to the keyboard.
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This week's fit tips are brought to you by
Sensei Tallack and Jenny! |
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