Easy And Fun Exercises Activates To Do With Your Kids

If you focus on the fun, exercising won't be a chore!

Kelly Sports provides a range of fun and stimulating programmes that develop children’s fundamental sporting skills in an environment that encourages children to try all sports! When you join Kelly Sports, you join a team that's all about fun and games, but we want to make sure that when you go home, you can continue the excitement.

Instead of "working out," think of it as "exercise play." We want youngsters to love the word exercise, so here is a list of activities that make exercise entertaining!

Here is a list of some really simple ways for your family to integrate movement and exercise into any day. Some of these can be done right in your living room. We promise everyone will be tired and laughing after attempting just a handful of these ideas! —and maybe these ideas will inspire your family to devise more entertaining ways to get moving.

Hopscotch

This is easy at home activity! Just use chalk or tape to make a game on your floor or outside your building. We're sure if you have a big tub of chalk the whole backyard with be covered with colourful drawing, which is not a worry if it's the rainy season.

Make a cubby

There are many ways to make an indoor cubby-house. Using the dining room table or dining chairs is the easiest way.  Check out this cute video which shows you step by step instructions for how to build a simple under the table indoor cubby house! Make sure you get lots of blankets, sheets and pegs ready!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl_tvlFCWMo

No feet game

Have your kids try basic tasks such as picking things up and opening a door just with their feet. Watching them laugh in hysterics while they try drawing and painting as well! They’ll definitely enjoy seeing their own feet-art!

Go to a play centre

A clean, spacious and imaginative indoor play centre can be a great excuse to run around like a crazy person. Here are some indoor play centres in Melbourne that have been suggested by our teammates:

• TunzaFun Xtreme, Wantirna South
• Play Central, Port Melbourne
• Rabbit Hole, Braybrook
• Funtopia, Maribyrnong
• Inflatable World, Maribyrnong
• SuperZu Playcentre and Cafe, Dingley Village

The below image is Rabbit Hole, Braybrook

Trampoline parks

Muscle control and coordination are just some of the thing’s kids can develop from jumping around at a trampoline park. As they learn to move their bodies in the air, they also develop their overall physicality. Skills such as aerial awareness are crucial for other sports like skiing or snowboarding.

Jumping on trampolines is fun and improves their body, strengthening and lengthening muscles and refining flexibility. Moreover, kids improve their posture as they become more aware of their centre of gravity.

Headstand competitions

A great activity for your core muscles and to get the blood going to the brain. You'll find kids are often naturals!

Scavenger hunt

Writing your own scavenger hunt clues can be a lot of fun, especially when you vary the types of clues you create throughout the hunt. Write up clues and hide them around the apartment. Kids can race to find each clue for a small prize at the end.

Go to a local swimming pool

For a cost effective activity, there are actually many luxurious publicly accessible swimming pools in Melbourne just waiting for you to glide into their cool, blue waters — either for exercise, play or to just plain cool down. Make sure you bring some games, balls, floaties and sunscreen! You could be here all day…

It’s recommended that children participate in at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day. If you’re looking to encourage your youngster to exercise every day, consider enrolling them into a Kelly Sports programme!

Our programmes are aimed to create a lifelong love of sports – the perfect way to foster a love of exercise and meet new friends! Find out more here!