Fitness videos for PreK-1st

[Teresa in OR]

My children are pretty active, but I'd like to add in a fun exercise video during the winter months. Any suggestions?

[SandraDumas]

don't have winter.

One idea is the ballet videos from www.lovetolearn.net

Another idea is a mini trampoline. My kids are getting lots of use from ours.

Another idea is the Praise Dance...it's the video game thing you buy at Christian Bookstore that allows you to dance on a pad which records whether you do the right steps while you watch the screen. My kids are not ready yet but I think they have a junior version. Some kids are pretty coordinated too.

[Debra in CO]

Hi,

We have a few, though I haven't purchased the stuff that is intended more for PreK. My kids are boys aged 10, 9, 7 and almost 4, and a very close to 2 year old girl. We own:

Kari Anderson Shake - though we haven't watched it yet! It's 29 minutes, intended for ages 6-11.

Denise Austin Fit Kids - (I don't like Denise Austin at all myself!) There are two 20 minute workouts. They say ages 8-12, but my 1st grader did fine with it at age 5, and he's a bit of a klutz. My 4 year old does okay with it now. This is the one Denise video I can stand :)

Tae Bo Kicks for Kids - another one we haven't used yet (we got this and Shake for Christmas, and just haven't done anything with them yet!) - It's 38 minutes, says it is for ages 5-11.

Little Kicks Volume 1 and 2 - These say ages 3 and up - I'm not sure I totally agree with that... my 3 year old found it pretty frustrating for quite a long time. He could start it, but just a few minutes into it, he had a tough time following it. I would NOT start a 3 year old with Volume 2. I wouldn't start a 5 year old with Volume 2 either, though. After doing Volume 1 for awhile, Volume 2 would be okay for ages 4 and up, I think. The workouts are about 40 minutes. I like the guy in these - Jesse someone. And there are a lot of kids - boys and girls, probably about ages 5-teenage.

We tried the Leslie Sansone Family Walk (or something close to that) and my kids didn't particularly like that, so we didn't purchase it. I have a couple of her 1 mile walks though, and all the kids participate with those. I also have a George Foreman walking workout, and my boys like that a bit more (dd doesn't really care - she participates in anything)

We tried some other things - a Sesame Street workout was one of them. My preschoolers liked that ONCE and wanted nothing to do with it after that (fortunately, that was one I borrowed from the library!)

HTH,

Debra
Mom of five

[Teresa in OR]

Thank you! I appreciate your suggestions and will look into them!

[Trivium Academy]

Tae Bo Kicks for Kids - another one we haven't used yet (we got this and Shake for Christmas, and just haven't done anything with them yet!) - It's 38 minutes, says it is for ages 5-11.

My kids and I love this, it's my personal favorite! We've used it and as long as I do it with them, they stick to it. We all feel good after this!


We tried the Leslie Sansone Family Walk (or something close to that) and my kids didn't particularly like that, so we didn't purchase it.

It's Kids Walk and you can get it at her website, check out the VHS Clearance, I purchased the VHS tape for $3.00. We have 3 exercises so we don't get bored, the kids like this one, we even got them weights to use.

We also have YogaKids, the 2 pack which my dd7 loves the most. Ds3 will do it with her. We really like to have variety so that we don't get bored and I love that I'm motivated to join the action (to get them to do it)!

[K&Rs Mom]

Check your library. Ours has YogaKids (in the nonfiction human-body section), but my dc like to watch it but not do the poses. I'm glad I could find that out before purchasing!

[Amy+2]

We rented Tae Bo Kicks from the library and the boys loved it!