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ABC Challenge Balance (Rope/Broom Handle), Speed Bounce, Standing Long Jump

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When it gets cold out and we're stuck inside more often, it gets hard to come up with ways to entertain your kids day after day. You've watched the same movie five times, baked endless treats, and have done so many arts and crafts projects that your hands are permanently covered in glitter. Now what? Build an obstacle course for your kids that will provide endless hours of fun and challenge them. Plus, it will help them (and you) to stay active during those days when it's just too cold to venture outside for a walk or game of catch.

Building ten stations is recommended for most kids. Each station contains a different activity, challenge, or movement that the children must complete to move forward

As you design your obstacle course, keep in mind the ages, abilities, and number of children involved as well as the space you have. You can really get creative when designing station concepts and layouts. If you have stairs, consider carefully incorporating them.

You can also look around your house for everyday items you might be able to use like empty paper towel rolls, blankets, soup ladle, kitchen tongs, jump rope, etc. Again, this is a great opportunity for you and your child to put your creative minds to work.

Make the obstacle course simple at first and change the stations as they're mastered. If you like, time the kids to see who can complete the course fastest. Just beware, it can quickly turn competitive.

Here are a few ideas to get you started on building an indoor obstacle course for your kids:

1. Crawl under or over a row of chairs.

2. Crawl under a string stretched between two chair legs.

3. Jump into and out of a Hula-Hoop five times.

4. Walk on a balance board.

5. Throw a beanbag into a laundry basket.

6. Run while balancing a beanbag on your head.

7. Do a ring toss.

8. Play one hole of Newspaper Golf.

9. Ride a tricycle along a predetermined route.

10. Somersault from one point to another.

11. Do a handstand.

12. Skip in place while reciting a jump rope rhyme.

13. Do ten jumping jacks.

These are just a few ideas for indoor obstacle courses. Feel free to incorporate your child's specific interests and incorporate him in the brainstorming process. For example, if your child plays soccer, create a station that mimics scoring a goal in soccer. Or, if your child is a ballet dancer, create a station where you must complete three plies before moving forward.

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Skip with high knees ("A" skips)

Drive your knee up forcefully lifting you off the ground. Keep movements primarily in the sagittal plane. Keep your foot dorsiflexed, which means your toes drawn up towards your shin. This is a small skip since you land on the same foot and then switch. (Scroll down for videos of all the drills.)

Run with high knees

Similar to the "A" skips, but instead of skipping there is a quick transition from one foot to the other, just like running. Focus on breaking the vertical plane with your thigh each time.

"B" skips

This is just like the "A" skip, except after you drive the knee up, then extend the knee. Knee extension happens passively as you snap the leg back down with your glutes and hamstrings, pawing your foot to the ground.

Butt kicks (heel to butt)

Traditional butt kicks are usually performed incorrectly, swinging the heel in a half circle towards the butt. Instead, draw the keep up in a straight line towards the bottom of the butt or top of the hamstrings. To do this, allow the knee to come forward, but not quite as high as the high knees drill.

Power skip

This has all of the same points as the "A" skips except you are going for more height. Momentum is created by driving the knee up and also forcefully pushing off the ground.

Carioca drill

Most running is performed in the sagittal plane, but stabilizing also occurs in the frontal plane. The carioca drill is a side ways motion requiring adduction/abduction and coordination. Face sideways and cross your trailing leg in front and then behind and you continue in the sideways direction. Continue facing the same direction for your return trip.

Bounding

Bounding is a higher intensity running drill designed to improve power and efficiency. Essentially bounding is just an exaggerated run with lots of vertical and horizontal displacement. Go for both height and distance with each stride. To keep from skipping, try jogging 5-10 yards before starting the drill. These can be performed on flat ground or uphill.

Strides

Strides are just controlled sprints. Gradually increase speed for 30-40 meters and then maintain high speed with good, controlled form for another 40-60 meters. The key is not to strain or sprint all out. Make it look easy. I like 70-100 meters for these on a relatively soft surface such as a rubberized track or turf.

Watch all the running form drills on video!
Watch coach Josiah's essential running form drills here Josiah Middaugh is the reigning XTERRA Pan America Champion and 2015 XTERRA World Champion. He has a master's degree in kinesiology and has been a certified personal trainer for 15 years (NSCA-CSCS).
Images and video by Matt Trappe

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Drive your knee up forcefully lifting you off the ground. Keep movements primarily in the sagittal plane. Keep your foot dorsiflexed, which means your toes drawn up towards your shin. This is a small skip since you land on the same foot and then switch. (Scroll down for videos of all the drills.)

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Ultimate 20 Minute Full Body Workout for Kids | NateBowerFitness

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Introduction to Little Athletics Programme

Warm up (Active) – Up throw the gears /Pop Corn

Intro to Hurdles

Intro to Shot Put

ABC Challenge Balance (Rope/Broom Handle), Speed Bounce, Standing Long Jump

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5 Minute Move | Kids Workout 1 | The Body Coach TV

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