Printable kids workouts
Four things to print from the Gym: workout cards, a dice workout, a Skills Wheel to colour in, and a class plan for a teacher. Nothing to download. Each one has its own Print button, and everything on them comes from the same workouts as the Gym, so a card and its page always say the same thing.
Workout cards
One workout a card: what you need, the warm-up, the work, the cool-down and the game it ends with. Cut them out, keep them in a box, and pull one out when somebody says they are bored.
Paper: Letter · A4
⏱️ Three Minute Shake-Out
Three Minutes, No Gear · Movers · ages 6 to 9 · 7 min
You need: a wall; a bit of floor
Warm up: Arm circles, Leg swings, Cat and cow, Jog on the spot
The work. Do the whole list, then do it again.
- 3 rounds: 8 squat · 20 seconds of jog on the spot · 15 seconds of plank · 8 bridge (rest 20 seconds)
Cool down: Reach for your toes, Cat and cow
Then play: 🎲 Dice Workout
Stop and get a grown-up if you feel dizzy, sick, out of breath or a sharp hurt. peabody.kids/gym/three-minute-shake-out
🧶 Carpet Three
Three Minutes, No Gear · Movers · ages 6 to 9 · 8 min
You need: a wall; a room
Warm up: Arm circles, Cat and cow, Leg swings
The work. Do the whole list, then do it again.
- 4 rounds: 8 wall push-up · 8 squat · 20 seconds of plank · 5 metres of crab walk (rest 20 seconds)
Cool down: Cat and cow, Reach for your toes, Butterfly
Then play: 🧘 Copy the Pose
Stop and get a grown-up if you feel dizzy, sick, out of breath or a sharp hurt. peabody.kids/gym/carpet-three
🤫 Quiet Six
Three Minutes, No Gear · Climbers · ages 9 to 12 · 16 min
You need: a wall; a room
Warm up: Arm circles, Leg swings, Inchworm, Squat, Cat and cow
The work. Do the whole list, then do it again.
- 5 rounds: 10 squat · 8 push-up · 20 seconds of squat hold · 20 seconds of hollow hold · 6 metres of crab walk · 10 bridge (rest 25 seconds)
Cool down: Cat and cow, Downward dog, Reach for your toes, Butterfly
Stop and get a grown-up if you feel dizzy, sick, out of breath or a sharp hurt. peabody.kids/gym/quiet-six
🪑 Desk Side Three
Three Minutes, No Gear · Movers · ages 6 to 9 · 7 min
You need: nothing; a bit of floor
Warm up: Arm circles, Cat and cow, March
The work. Do the whole list, then do it again.
- 3 rounds: 8 squat · 20 seconds of jog on the spot · 10 march · 6 superman · 15 seconds of plank (rest 20 seconds)
Cool down: Reach for your toes, Cat and cow
Then play: 🧘 Copy the Pose
Stop and get a grown-up if you feel dizzy, sick, out of breath or a sharp hurt. peabody.kids/gym/desk-side-three
⏱️ Three Minute Shake-Out
Three Minutes, No Gear · Movers · ages 6 to 9 · 7 min
You need: a wall; a bit of floor
Warm up: Arm circles, Leg swings, Cat and cow, Jog on the spot
The work. Do the whole list, then do it again.
- 3 rounds: 8 squat · 20 seconds of jog on the spot · 15 seconds of plank · 8 bridge (rest 20 seconds)
Cool down: Reach for your toes, Cat and cow
Then play: 🎲 Dice Workout
Stop and get a grown-up if you feel dizzy, sick, out of breath or a sharp hurt. peabody.kids/gym/three-minute-shake-out
🧶 Carpet Three
Three Minutes, No Gear · Movers · ages 6 to 9 · 8 min
You need: a wall; a room
Warm up: Arm circles, Cat and cow, Leg swings
The work. Do the whole list, then do it again.
- 4 rounds: 8 wall push-up · 8 squat · 20 seconds of plank · 5 metres of crab walk (rest 20 seconds)
Cool down: Cat and cow, Reach for your toes, Butterfly
Then play: 🧘 Copy the Pose
Stop and get a grown-up if you feel dizzy, sick, out of breath or a sharp hurt. peabody.kids/gym/carpet-three
🤫 Quiet Six
Three Minutes, No Gear · Climbers · ages 9 to 12 · 16 min
You need: a wall; a room
Warm up: Arm circles, Leg swings, Inchworm, Squat, Cat and cow
The work. Do the whole list, then do it again.
- 5 rounds: 10 squat · 8 push-up · 20 seconds of squat hold · 20 seconds of hollow hold · 6 metres of crab walk · 10 bridge (rest 25 seconds)
Cool down: Cat and cow, Downward dog, Reach for your toes, Butterfly
Stop and get a grown-up if you feel dizzy, sick, out of breath or a sharp hurt. peabody.kids/gym/quiet-six
🪑 Desk Side Three
Three Minutes, No Gear · Movers · ages 6 to 9 · 7 min
You need: nothing; a bit of floor
Warm up: Arm circles, Cat and cow, March
The work. Do the whole list, then do it again.
- 3 rounds: 8 squat · 20 seconds of jog on the spot · 10 march · 6 superman · 15 seconds of plank (rest 20 seconds)
Cool down: Reach for your toes, Cat and cow
Then play: 🧘 Copy the Pose
Stop and get a grown-up if you feel dizzy, sick, out of breath or a sharp hurt. peabody.kids/gym/desk-side-three
The dice workout sheet
🎲 The dice workout
- Write six moves on a bit of paper, numbered one to six.
- Roll a dice, or think of a number, and do that move.
- Roll again for how many: that's your reps.
- Keep rolling until you have done eight rolls.
- No gear, no noise, and a different workout every single time.
First roll: which move
| 1 | 🪑 Squat |
| 2 | 🧎 Knee push-up |
| 3 | 📏 Plank |
| 4 | 🌉 Bridge |
| 5 | 🦀 Crab walk |
| 6 | 🏃 Jog on the spot |
Or write your own six
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Your 8 rolls
| Roll | Move | How many | Done ✓ |
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🃏 No dice? Use a deck of cards
| ♥ | Hearts: 🪑 Squat |
| ♠ | Spades: 🧎 Knee push-up |
| ♣ | Clubs: 🌉 Bridge |
| ♦ | Diamonds: 🌙 Hollow hold |
- Give each suit a move: hearts, spades, clubs, diamonds.
- The number on the card is how many you do.
- Turn a card over, do the move, turn the next one.
- Picture cards are ten. An ace is one, which feels like a present.
- Stop whenever you like. The deck doesn't mind.
Stop and get a grown-up if you feel dizzy, sick, out of breath or a sharp hurt.
The same games on screen: Dice Workout and Card Deck Workout.
The Skills Wheel, to colour in
🎡 My Skills Wheel
Every time you finish a workout, colour one band on each skill it trained: the workout's page lists them under "trains". 8 bands fill a spoke. A round wheel means you are working on all ten.
The ten parts of fitness
- 🫁 Keeping going (your body learns it). How long you can keep going without stopping. Try: Twenty On, Ten Off · Up and Down the Hallway · Jump Rope Minute.
- 🔋 Staying power (your body learns it). How long your energy lasts before you run out. Try: Hold Still · Hang and Climb · Tummy and Back.
- 💪 Strength (your body learns it). How hard your muscles can push or pull. Try: Tummy and Back · Hang and Climb · Shoulders and Grip.
- 🤸 Bendiness (your body learns it). How far you can bend and reach. Try: Morning Stretch · After Sitting All Day · Before Bed Stretch.
- 🚀 Springiness (both). How fast you can be strong — a jump, a throw. Try: Slam and Press · Throw and Chase · How Far Can You Jump?.
- ⚡ Speed (both). How quickly you can do the same thing over and over. Try: Rope and Toss · Jump Rope Minute · Out and Back.
- 🤹 Putting it together (your brain learns it). Making two or three moves into one smooth one. Try: Twenty On, Ten Off · Jump Rope Minute · Corners.
- 🔀 Quick changes (your brain learns it). How fast you can swap from one move to another. Try: Up and Down the Hallway · Corners · Roll and Tumble.
- 🦩 Balance (your brain learns it). Staying over your own feet without wobbling. Try: How Far Can You Jump? · Mirror Workout · Land Like a Cat.
- 🎯 Aim (your brain learns it). Putting your body, or a ball, exactly where you meant to. Try: Hopscotch Rounds · Throw and Chase · Pass and Squat.
On screen the wheel fills itself in: the ten skills and your wheel.
A class plan
For a PE lesson or a wet lunchtime: a class in its five parts, warm-up, learn the moves, the workout, the game and a talk at the end, timed from the workout itself. Pick one of the class workouts.
🏫 Everybody Moves: a class plan
ages 6 to 9 · 6 to 40 children · about 25 minutes
Class Date
Before you start
- Mark out one arm's length per child before you start, and keep the jumping group away from the walls.
- Everybody moves at once, each child in their own space: nobody queues for a turn.
- Nobody is out. A team can race a clock or a task, never another child.
- Stop signals, read out before any clock starts: You feel dizzy or the room spins. Your chest hurts. You can't catch your breath. Something hurts sharply, in one spot. You feel sick. Stop, sit down, and get a grown-up. Stopping is always the right answer.
Warm-up2 min
- Arm circles
- Leg swings
- March
- Jump and stick
Learn the moves4 min
- Jog on the spot: Tiny steps, barely leaving the floor.
- Squat: Sit back, like there's a chair behind you.
- Jump and stick: Land on the front of your feet, then your heels.
- Bear crawl: Knees low, but never touching the floor.
The workout9 min
- Do the whole list, then do it again.
- 5 rounds: 30 seconds of jog on the spot · 10 squat · 6 jump and stick · 6 metres of bear crawl, rest 25 seconds
- Everybody at once, in their own space, at their own speed.
The game6 min
- Simon Says Moves.
- One person calls out moves: Simon says five squats.
- If they didn't say Simon says, nobody moves.
- Caught out? You do three of something silly and stay in.
- Swap who is Simon every minute or so.
Cool-down2 min
- Cat and cow
- Reach for your toes
- Calf stretch
- Butterfly
Talk about it2 min
- Bodies come in every shape and size, and they are all doing their job.
- Find a move you are already good at, and one you are not. Everybody has both.
Notes
More for a whole class: the Gym for teachers, PE games and brain breaks.
The 10 skills, the three ways to move and why the easier version is never the lesser one are all in Fitness School.