Fun Ways to Exercise At Home with Kids

You need: A deck of cards, mat or towel (for crunches and plank/hover holds), a timer

Turn over one card at a time and do the exercise associated with the suit. The number on the card is the number of repetitions you will do. Ace = 1. Jack, Queen and King = 10. Jokers = 10 burpees. Work out at low intensity for the first five minutes to warm up. Do 15 minutes of each round with a breather/drink break in between.

• First round
• Hearts: Calf raises
• Spades: Front kicks
• Diamonds: Push ups (knees or toes)
• Clubs: Supermans

Second round

• Hearts: Sumo (wide-legged) squats
• Spades: Star jumps or step touches
• Diamonds: Bicep curls
• Clubs: Reverse crunches.

You need: A mat or towel (for crunches and plank/hover holds), a timer

Workout at low intensity for the first five minutes to warm up. When you get to the end have a breather/drink break and repeat 1-2 more times.

• 30 sec of squats
• 30 sec of tricep dips
• 60 sec of supermans
• 30 sec of lunges 
• 30 sec of bicep curls
• 60 sec  of crunches
• 30 sec of sumo (wide-legged) squats (as 10 full squats, 5 pulses)
• 30 sec of sprints across the yard
• 30 sec of pushups
• 60 sec plank/hover hold
• 30 sec calf raises
• 30 sec punching up high
• 60 sec star jumps or step touches
• 30 sec power knees
• 30 sec arm circles
• 60 sec side planks.

You need: A mat or towel (for crunches and plank/hover holds), a timer

You complete 6 exercises for 45 seconds each with a 15-second rest in between each, but you get to choose from either List A (Heads) or List B (Tails). If you prefer, you can flip a coin to determine which exercise you’ll do. When you get to the end, have a breather/drink break and then repeat 4-5 times. Perform the first round at low intensity to warm up.

List A (Heads)

• Skipping
• Tricep dips
• Crunches
• Kicks to the front
• Squats
• Wall sit

List B (Tails)

• Running across the yard
• Pushups 
• Plank / hover hold
• Running on the spot (heels to butt)
• Lunges
• Calf raises.