Weekly Workouts

The Coordinated School Health Team (CSHT) identified a need to increase opportunities for moderate to vigorous physical activity for our student. This week with the intense cold it was a perfect time to try the concept of "workout of the week."  Throughout the day, we incorporate these 5 minute school wide workouts into our day.  The goal of these workouts is to work out our muscles safely and pump some fresh, oxygenated blood in our brain to be ready to learn.  This type of break is a bit different than our routine singing, dancing, and whole class games.  We have started to add some music for increased motivation while doing the "workout of the week" to help provide motivation (some of these stretches are quite challenging!)  The children are encourage to work through each exercise and repeat the sequence as many times as is possible within the allotted time.

This week's workout is (if you want to try it at home):

20x crossovers

5x inch worm

10x scissors

repeat..

Here is our physical therapist, Liliane Sevard, modeling this week's workout.