Eighth Graders and a fitness class.

andreacord
andreacord Posts: 928
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hey all

I got asked by a teacher at my former high school to split the duties of teaching fitness classes to eighth graders twice weekly with another former classmate. It'll be fun and extra exercise for me I have no doubts about that, but I have no idea what to teach! Any suggestions would be really appreciated. =)

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  • swetha1234
    swetha1234 Posts: 35
    aerobics! a little 80s but very fun!
  • janalayn
    janalayn Posts: 510 Member
    Hula hoop
  • NotGoddess
    NotGoddess Posts: 1,198 Member
    Dodgeball.
  • honestlysweet
    honestlysweet Posts: 221 Member
    Whatever fitness routine you have been doing on yourself would be the best thing to do. Because you are used to it and would know better how to teach it.
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    Teach them how to run around outside... Adults wouldn't feel obligated to spend hours in a gym if we retained the desire to act like kids :)

    Also dodgeball rules
  • NYCDutchess
    NYCDutchess Posts: 622 Member
    What about proper technique. And basic core exercises and yoga poses...

    I think that would stick with them and be useful forever...
  • tigertown11
    tigertown11 Posts: 310
    dancing is so popular right now. watch some videos online and make up a routine or use a DVD is you have access to a TV.
  • Helenatrandom
    Helenatrandom Posts: 1,166 Member
    Square dancing! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    Okay, now seriously, how about dances like "The Cha Cha Slide" , "Cupid Shuffle", and wedding standards like "The Electric Slide" and "Achy Breaky Heart", interspersed with more modern dances they may actually like (I don't pretend to think that eighth graders today are into doing "The Macarena".)
  • Helenatrandom
    Helenatrandom Posts: 1,166 Member
    Oh yeah, and anyone who chooses not to dance because it is "lame" can run laps around the gym in the meantime.
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