{"id":35943,"date":"2020-04-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/?p=35943"},"modified":"2022-03-14T19:27:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T23:27:34","slug":"workout-ideas-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/workout-ideas-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Workout Ideas For Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Looking for workout ideas for kids? There are lots of great options on YouTube, plus you can easily create your own Tabata or deck of cards workout to get kids up and moving!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/workout-ideas-for-kids.jpg\" alt=\"Workout Ideas For Kids\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/workout-ideas-for-kids.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/workout-ideas-for-kids-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/workout-ideas-for-kids-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/workout-ideas-for-kids-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/workout-ideas-for-kids-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/workout-ideas-for-kids-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hi friends!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been sharing some of our favorite workout ideas for kids over on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theleangreenbean\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> lately but I wanted to round them all up in one place so you could easily find them all.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve found several YouTube channels we really like so I&#8217;ll link to both the general channels as well as some of the specific workouts we like. Remember that we haven&#8217;t had time to work through all the options on each channel so if you like some of our favorites, be sure the check out some of the other workouts on that channel!<\/p>\n<p>These have been perfect for getting my five-year-old son up and moving in a way that gets his heart rate up but is still fun and easy enough for him to keep up and follow along. My three-year-old likes jumping in as well.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Workout Ideas for Kids<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-8.32.04-PM.png\" alt=\"Coach Meger Thunder Workout on YouTube\" width=\"680\" height=\"379\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-8.32.04-PM.png 680w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-8.32.04-PM-250x139.png 250w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-8.32.04-PM-550x307.png 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCOg8vHlLYShTjR1OpfvX1bw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coach Meger Fitness Games<\/a> &#8211; lots of great Tabatas<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FMRhCR0M3gg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thunder<\/a> is our fav<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35946\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-8.23.32-PM.png\" alt=\"Glenn Higgins Superhero tabata\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-8.23.32-PM.png 680w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-8.23.32-PM-250x141.png 250w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-8.23.32-PM-550x310.png 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCokO71NW3TgndaSNyHIqwtQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glenn Higgins Fitness<\/a> &#8211; we like the superhero ones:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YC_V8hnU2PY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spiderman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=udK_PRSeVPI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tony Stark <\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zm9qhyh4TJk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Captain America<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>He also has lots of Star Wars ones!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35947\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-8.27.44-PM.png\" alt=\"Michael Ginicola youtube\" width=\"680\" height=\"382\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-8.27.44-PM.png 680w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-8.27.44-PM-250x140.png 250w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-8.27.44-PM-550x309.png 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/nicholswinterfest\/featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Ginicola<\/a> &#8211; our favs are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sqZFz44AB78\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Avengers HIIT<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u8IZfNrA17w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justice League HIIT<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1HuFAkhPeKQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Superhero Battle Fitness<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hsfheb5UwdE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Favorite Character Fitness<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35948\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-8.38.06-PM.png\" alt=\"Les Mills avengers workout\" width=\"680\" height=\"377\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-8.38.06-PM.png 680w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-8.38.06-PM-250x139.png 250w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-8.38.06-PM-550x305.png 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uYi1kyMeFHQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Les Mills Move Like The Avengers<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is the only Les Mills one we&#8217;ve found like this but he loves it<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35949\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-8.35.51-PM.png\" alt=\"go noodle fabios meatball run\" width=\"680\" height=\"379\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-8.35.51-PM.png 680w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-8.35.51-PM-250x139.png 250w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-8.35.51-PM-550x307.png 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC2YBT7HYqCbbvzu3kKZ3wnw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go Noodle<\/a> &#8211; Their channel has lots of great videos. Some are more songs\/dancing but we&#8217;ve found several that have you doing a lot of jumping, dodging, ducking etc.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UC1jSerH8qY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raise the Roof,<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jTQrR1UIBRY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yes I Want To Build A Snowman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JU0ETGd5dgk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabio&#8217;s Meatball Run<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d_GNRDic17E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Red Carpet Run<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wIYys4iDtHo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Henry Danger<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_9985.jpeg\" alt=\"make your own tabata workout for kids\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_9985.jpeg 3024w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_9985-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_9985-200x200.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_9985-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_9985-550x550.jpeg 550w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_9985-320x320.jpeg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Make Your Own Tabata<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;ve had a great time lately making up Tabata workouts to do together. We each pick four movements and then we use a free tabata timer on my phone or computer and work through our list doing each movement for 20 seconds, resting for 10 seconds. You can make it harder by making the intervals 30 or 40 seconds of work, or you can just run through the whole thing again once you&#8217;re done!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0191.jpeg\" alt=\"deck of cards workout for kids\" width=\"680\" height=\"933\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0191.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0191-146x200.jpeg 146w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0191-401x550.jpeg 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Deck of Cards Workout<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;ve also been loving deck of cards workouts. We pick four movements and assign one to each suit. Then you just toss the cards in a pile, take turns picking one and do the movement assigned to the suit you pick for the number of reps on the card. To make it easier, I often pull out the higher card so we only include cards ace &#8211; 7 or 8 when I do this with my five-year-old but depending on their activity level and age&#8230;and the movements you pick&#8230;.they might be able to do the whole deck.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1750.jpg\" alt=\"sidewalk workout idea for kids\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1750.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1750-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1750-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1750-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1750-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sidewalk Workout<\/h2>\n<p>Sidewalk workouts are great for when it&#8217;s nice enough to get outside. Give your child a new movement every 3-4 sidewalk squares. If you don&#8217;t have sidewalks you could use mailboxes, light posts or even a timer to change up the movements. Some ideas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Frog jumps<\/li>\n<li>Crab walks<\/li>\n<li>Bear crawls<\/li>\n<li>Hop on one foot<\/li>\n<li>Shuffle sideways<\/li>\n<li>Run backward<\/li>\n<li>Skip<\/li>\n<li>Gallop<\/li>\n<li>Grapevine<\/li>\n<li>Lunges<\/li>\n<li>Sprints<\/li>\n<li>Wheelbarrow walks<\/li>\n<li>Tiptoe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each time they get to a driveway, give them a movement with a set number of reps like 10 squats at each driveway, or make them sprint up each driveway and back to you.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35955\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/workout-ideas-for-kids.png\" alt=\"Looking for workout ideas for kids? There are lots of great options on YouTube, plus you can easily create your own Tabata or deck of cards workout to get kids up and moving!\" width=\"600\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/workout-ideas-for-kids.png 600w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/workout-ideas-for-kids-80x200.png 80w, https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/workout-ideas-for-kids-220x550.png 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other ideas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Try these <a href=\"https:\/\/lemonlimeadventures.com\/animal-walks-sensory-diet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">15 animal walks for sensory input<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Do this <a href=\"https:\/\/hes-extraordinary.com\/improve-emotional-regulation-just-7-minutes-per-day?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=pinterest&amp;utm_campaign=tailwind_smartloop&amp;utm_content=smartloop&amp;utm_term=31510440\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">7 minute HIIT workout for kids<\/a> (scroll all the way to the bottom of the post and look for the animal pictures)<\/li>\n<li>Try this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/For-Jack-Jill-Animal-Workout\/dp\/B077Y6XNK2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">animal workout on Alexa Skills<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Play tag<\/li>\n<li>Set up an obstacle course<\/li>\n<li>Have a pillow fight<\/li>\n<li>Go for a walk, jog, scooter or bike ride<\/li>\n<li>Have a race<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enjoy!<br \/>\n&#8211;Lindsay&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for workout ideas for kids? There are lots of great options on YouTube, plus you can easily create your own Tabata or deck of cards workout to get kids up and moving! Hi friends! I&#8217;ve been sharing some of our favorite workout ideas for kids over on Instagram lately but I wanted to round [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35956,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-35943","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kids","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35943"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39593,"href":"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35943\/revisions\/39593"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}