Monday, 6 April 2020

Reception PE

         Welcome to Reception workout fun and yoga, in this lesson we will be working on getting them moving around to animal movements to warm up and to cool down we will try to do some Yoga focusing on our Breathing and Holding our positions. Good luck and Have fun!

Here’s a YouTube link to the video for the workout and Yoga positions:




 Animal Movement Workout

Taking the boat to go and see the animals
Workout: Row the Boat
1. Sitting down on the ground with your knees bent and feet on the ground
2. Rowing from left to right with your arms
3. Make sure to row big
4. Try your best to row for 10 -20 time to reach our next destination

Workout: Starfish jumps
1. Standing nice and tall
2. Make sure to have your arms by your side and feet together to start
3. Jump out to make a star with your body
4. Come back to your starting position
5. Let’s try to do this as much as we can for 30 Seconds
6. Have fun!

Workout: Crab Walk
1. Sitting down on the ground
2. Get your hands by your side facing the ground
3. Legs stretched out at first then bring your feet to the ground with bent knees put up
4. Get your bottoms off the ground and start walking around with your hands and feet
5. Try your best to walk around 4-6 times around your living room

Workout: Frog Jump
1. Start by getting your body squatting down to the ground looking like a frog
2. Make sure to have both hands touching the ground in front of you
3. Feet and knees apart
4. Jump up as high as you can and stretch your body upwards.
5. And come back down looking like a frog again
6. Try to Frog jump 10 times

Workout: Row the boat Feet up
1. Same position just like the first workout
2. This time is a Challenge
3. Try to lift your feet off the ground and do 10 big rows back
4. Have fun and make sure to drink lots of water

Have plenty of breaks whenever you feel like it and wash your hands after your workouts too.

Then get ready for Animal Yoga
Yoga Animal Poses

Starfish Pose:
1. Stand on the mat with your arms at your side.
2. Step your feet wide apart and point your toes outwards.
3. Extend your arms out to shoulder height with palms facing forwards.
4. Press your heels down and inhale, bringing your torso inwards.
5. Hold for 30 seconds.


Shark Pose:
1. Begin by sitting on your heels. Touch your forehead to your knees.
2. Exhale and push hands back towards heels with hands facing out.
3. Inhale and lift hips towards the ceiling.
4. Hold for 30 seconds.
5. Exhale and lower hip. Interlock finger.
6. Inhale and lift arms towards the ceiling.
7. Hold for 5 breaths.


Crab Pose:
1. Begin seated with legs extended in front and arms resting at your sides.
2. Bend your knees placing your feet flat on the floor.
3. Place your hands a couple of inches behind your hips, shoulder-width apart.
4. Press palms flat with fingers towards your feet.
5. Inhale and straighten your elbows lifting your hips towards the ceiling.
6. Hold for 5-10 breaths.


Swordfish Pose:
1. Begin with your hands and knees on the floor. Knees should be below your hips and hands shoulder-width apart.
2. Exhale and lift your knees away from the floor.
3. Lower your body into a plank.
4. Draw your chest towards your arms and lower your hips towards the ground.
5. Press down with your hands and hold for 5 Breaths


Try your best to do these workouts throughout the week as much as you can
Make sure to take some pictures of the poses or/and videos too