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Physical Education Classes for the Homeschool
Public schools have physical education classes that get the students moving and teach them basic physical skills. Their athletic teams have access to before, during, and after school workouts. Just because we homeschool doesn’t mean that we can’t provide our students the same things.
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Equipment Based Workouts
Find workouts built around basic gym equipment. For these you will need access to a rack, bench, and some weight of some type.
Minimal Equipment Workouts
These workouts combine calisthenics and commonly found weights to give a workout without the equipment.
Blog Posts
Follow along to learn the basics about fitness, nutrition, and how general athleticism is a necessary component for life.
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Fueling the Young Athlete: Eat Enough
Last week we talked about why nutrition matters. This week is the first basic: eat enough. Young athletes are growing and training at the same time, and that takes a lot of fuel. If your athlete is tired all the time, getting sick a lot, or not recovering between practices, look at how much they’re…
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10.19.26
Warmup: 30 jumping jacks 20 walking lunges 15 face pulls (or band pull-aparts) Strength: 4 sets of 6-8 shoulder press (or 40 pike push ups) Workout: 4 rounds: 10 pull ups (or 15 ring rows) 12 burpees 25 jump rope reps
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10.16.26
Warmup: 2 rounds: 20 jumping jacks 10 push ups 10 air squats Workout: 5 rounds: 40-yard shuttle run 15 sit ups 10-yard bear crawl 5 pull ups (or 10 ring rows)
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10.14.26
Warmup: 30 toe touches 50 jump rope reps Workout: 4 rounds: 12 burpees 20 air squats 30-yard bear crawl Keep your hips low on the bear crawl and keep a steady pace.
