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By Kim Vij 3 Comments

Mommy and Me Workout {Healthy Heart Fun:Week 3}

Mommy and Me Workout for Heart Healthy Fun from The Educators' Spin On It

Are you looking for ways to get both you and your kids moving together?

We’ve created some fun heart healthy activities for you to do with your child.  They can be done both indoors or outdoors!  It’s your own circuit created for Mommy and Me!  Each station you do for one minute and then rotate.  You can try your best to do the whole circuit three times together, or whatever your body and your child’s body is able to complete safely.

First thing you’ll need to do is gather 10 paper or felt hearts, two balls, and an elevated surface like a step or Stepper if you have one but not necessary.


7 Healthy Heart Stations for  Mommy and Me Workout! 

Heart Jumping Jack

Grab two hearts, one in each hand, and do jumping jacks for one minute!  Each time you do a jumping jack touch your hearts above your head!

Mommy and Me Workout for Heart Healthy Fun from The Educators' Spin On It

Sit and Run

Have a seat on the floor, put your legs straight out with your hands to your sides like you are going to race.  Then for one whole minute pretend to run with your arms as fast as you can.  For extra fun sit feet to feet with your child, looking & smiling at your child.

Mommy and Me Workout for Heart Healthy Fun from The Educators' Spin On It

Heart Jump

Lay out several hearts on the ground as a heart obstacle.  Then two feet together, squat down and jump over each heart for one minute.  The more you practice the farther your jump will go.

Heart Side to Side 

Pile up all your hearts next to you.  Then sit side by side with your child.  Pass the hearts from the side to side by twisting your core for one minute.  As they pile up on one side switch to the other side working both your left and right sides.

Mommy and Me Workout for Heart Healthy Fun from The Educators' Spin On It

Toe Touches on Stepper

Find an elevated space at your house, a step, a ball, a study box or we used a Stepper. Then for one minute touch your toes one by one onto the elevated surface.  See how fast you can do it!

Pushups on Stepper 

Using that same elevated surface or just the ground do pushups for one minute!  We set our heads below us to remind us to lift up off the ground over the hearts.  Using the elevated surface makes the pushups a little easier for you to keep your core straight.

Mommy and Me Workout for Heart Healthy Fun from The Educators' Spin On It

Heart Leg Lift Ball Exchange

Grab one ball each and laying flat on the ground with the ball between your legs.  Bring the ball up and reach for it with your hands and exchange.  Bring ball and arms above your head to ground the then return the ball to your legs.  Exchange the ball from feet to hands for one minute.

Did you miss last week’s Mommy and Me Workout?

Check out Week 1 and Week 2 Circuits!

Mommy and Me Workout for Heart Healthy Fun from The Educators' Spin On It

Week 1 Healthy Heart Fun Circuit

Indoor Circuit Ideas with Kids

Week 2 Healthy Heart Fun Indoor Circuit

Mommy and Me Workout inspired by Let's Move

Week 4 Let’s Move

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Disclaimer: When exercising please consult your physician first and do at your own risk and stop if anything feels painful. I am not a doctor or trainer, just a mom trying to get active and heart healthy with my own kids.

{This post contains affiliate links for products we used purchased for our own personal use during our workout}

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Healthy Heart Fun, Let's Move, Mommy and Me Workout, Movement, outdoor, Parenting, Valentine's Day

About Kim Vij

Early childhood teacher, author, speaker and mom of 3. Kim shares ways to make learning fun and parenting an adventure by sharing developmentally appropriate activities.

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Comments

  1. Mia says

    February 17, 2013 at 10:51 am

    I love these Mommy and Me workouts. I did some kickboxing with my girls (they are older — 10 and 12) and we had a blast doing martial arts together! They definitely could appreciate it when I (accidentally) did a front kick to our sensei's groin when he wasn't wearing a cup. Hey, he should have blocked it. He's a black belt!

    http://www.pragmaticmom.com/2012/04/kickboxing-girls-the-situationlike-sensei/

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  2. Boy Mama Teacher Mama says

    February 17, 2014 at 7:24 am

    So great! This is something we need to start doing, but just having trouble finding the time! Thanks for sharing at After School!

    Reply
  3. Medicomp says

    June 26, 2014 at 10:27 am

    This is awesome!
    Showing your kids the importance of keeping your heart healthy with activities like this is essential 🙂
    Great job mom!

    Reply

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