1. Keep in mind the child's age during practise! 2. Do not make your children perform exercises they cannot or will not do! If the child is ill, let him rest! 3. Show them just how strong and flexible they really are. If they are familiar with the limitations of their bodies, they will not attempt anything unrealistic or risk injury to themselves. 4. Exercise together with your child often to set a good example! 5. ATTENTION! During exercise, the most injury prone points of the body are: - Wrists and ankles: need to be warmed thoroughly; - Knees: strengthen the leg muscles and do mini circles with the knee; - Spinal...

The first adults to have an influence on the child are normally his or her parents. Therefore, it is important for parents to practise the exercises together with their child - especially during the period of movement development. The child is going to like and enjoy the exercises more if they are discovered together with the parent. If you teach your children how to use their bodies to the fullest, they are likely to have a greater appreciation than if you just nurture their young minds only.It is not merely the gym instructor’s task to teach your child about exercise. You need to lay down the foundations for their work. Furthermore,...

Children enjoy copying adults and the world that surrounds them. Some of the exercises of the FITFIVE system are named after animals, plants, and other natural phenomenon. They are easy to learn and kids enjoy them more than conventional exercise. Always show the exercise to your children and then let them try to do it on their own. After the first try, demonstrate the exercise again and correct any errors that occurred during the exercise. Explain why it is beneficial to their health and well-being to do the exercise correctly. If you can get them interested in health and well-being early in life, they will want to continue later on...

Proper warm up can prevent almost all type of injuries. It is important to make kids aware of injuries, falls, strains, bruises that can accompany incorrect exercising. Often, when children are hurt, they do not tell you about it because they may consider it childish. Don’t let them keep their injury a secret because the pain and tension might get stored as negative energy in the body. If negative energy reaches a critical level, it can even surface as a disorder.Apart from that, it is important to have knowledge of the injury so that the next exercise can be adjusted accordingly. You need to teach your children to tell you whenever...

Talk to your child while exercising! Use the sentences listed below. Always wait for the child to answer and do not answer for him or her. Does this movement remind you of anything? Concentrate on the movement! What part of your body is moving? What do you feel in that part of your body? Which muscle is tensing? Which muscle is relaxing? What is happening in your body? Are you breathing faster? Is your heart rate increasing? What is this exercise good for or what does it strengthen? The exercised muscle gets stronger and more flexible. Show me how flexible you are! Show me how strong you are! How many times...

1. Warming up increases the muscles’ blood supply and temperature. 2. It improves cardiovascular function and respiration. 3. It decreases the possibility of an injury. 4. It preps the nervous system for the exercise and improves muscle-nerve coordination. 5. It increases the range of motion in the joints. This way the exercise can be performed more accurately. Warming up and stretching are two different concepts. Warming up is to be performed first. The cold muscles should not be stretched as this can lead to micro-lacerations and in severe cases, muscle fibre tears. FITFIVE places a huge emphasis on warm-up. The FITFIVE...

Counting together with your child, inhale about 25 times. Time the length of both inhalation and exhalation. On average, exhalation lasts twice as long as the inhalation. It is very important for children to be able to compare. Show them the different parts of the breathing apparatus. Sit on the carpet and tell them, "Place your ear on my back and listen to my breathing. Now I will listen to your breathing as well." Lie on your back and have the child sit next to you. " Now I will show you how to use your total lung, so pay attention!" Stomach breathing: “Place your hands on my stomach. Can you feel how it rises during...

Which exercises should he or she do? Important! Before exercising, it is very important to always do a proper warm-up! 1. approach: Therapeutic exercising Objective: To fight and stop a problem that has already developed or in the process or developing. How? If your child has one or more health problems, select the appropriate exercises. For incorrect posture > Balance, Rhythm, Flexibility, Muscles, Acrobatics exercises; For flat feet > Feet exercises; For asthma > Lungs exercises; For vision problems > Eyes exercises. When? Exercise 30 minutes, at least 3 times a week! 2....