Category: Fitness - Teen Toolkit

Socialise and Exercise

26/5/2020

The restrictions in place during the Covid 19 pandemic have meant that we have had very little face to face interaction apart from the people we live with. As restrictions ease, most states are allowing people to gather in small groups (while still maintaining 1.5m distance). You can still connect with your friends online but that's not the same.

Covid 19 may have also impacted your physical activity as organised sports and gyms closed down. Why not get together with a friend (or several) to enjoy some face to face social connection and physical activity. You could go for a bike ride, walk the dog, go for a jog, do your own yoga, pilates or HIT session at the park, or go for a walk on the beach. If the weather is not suitable for outdoor activities, find an online exercise class or dance lesson to do together. An added bonus is that you can motivate each other to move your bodies and possibly get some fresh air.

NOTE: Please check the restrictions in your state.

5 ways to stay active in isolation

16/4/2020

20 minute full body workout - beginner version / no equipment

27/2/2020

Beautiful Body Pilates

14/11/2019

Yoga for Complete Beginners

17/10/2019

Adrienne has a series of Yoga videos for beginners. This one is for complete beginners. The great thing about yoga is that you can do it at home in your pyjamas.

Walking

18/6/2019

A Girl's Guide to Kicking Goals

20/4/2019

Image courtesy of www.murdochbooks.com.au

Laura and Steph run an online empowerment community, Keep It Cleaner, which provides you with HIIT, boxing, strength training, running, healthy meal plans, meditation sessions and life advice for about $20 a month. You can find out more at https://www.keepitcleaner.com.au/

If you can’t afford that you can buy the book - it retails for $24.99 or you can get it at K-Mart or Target for $16. A Girl's Guide to Kicking Goals has life lessons the girls have learnt in their teens and twenties, plus workouts and recipes. It is a great resource from two great Aussie girls.

Boredom Busters: Geocaching

18/4/2019

Download the Geocaching app on your phone, grab some friends and explore your town or city while hunting for treasure. Jump on a bus if you want to explore further afield. You can find out more at https://www.geocaching.com/play.

Here are the rules for geocaching:
1. Find the geocache.
2. Log your name in the log book.
3. If you take something from a geocache replace it with something of equal or greater value.
4. Log your adventure online.

Pilates for Beginners

26/3/2019

I'm not very athletic but I love Pilates. Cassey Ho has 4.5 million YouTube followers. This is one of her older videos but it's a great introduction to Pilates.

Weight loss tips

6/10/2018

If you are overweight or obese (and 27% of Australian teenagers are), then it is harder to exercise. You may feel self-conscious or frustrated. According to a study in Canada in 2014, researchers found that adolescents who did both aerobic and resistance training as well as a modified diet, lost more weight than those who did one or none of the exercises.* Not everyone can afford a personal trainer or a gym membership. Some health funds, such as HBF provide free exercise classes (you have to be 15 to participate in classes unless you bring a parent to a family class). Some gyms and community centres have discounted memberships and special classes for teens. You can't just wake up one morning and decide you're going to jog 10km (especially if you're unfit). You need to build up slowly. It won't be easy, but it will be worth it.
* University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine. "Best exercise for obese youths analyzed." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 22 September 2014. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140922180017.htm>.