Dearborn Public Schools
If you are an athlete, please see this update sent by the MHSAA yesterday. It details the updated rules and outlines what is/isn’t allowed by coaches and players during this time.
https://www.mhsaa.com/portals/0/Documents/AD%20Forms/2020%20covid%20clarifications.pdf
Physical Activity
Strength training, even using just your body weight, can help improve your overall fitness, and strengthen your muscles AND bones!
Workout of the Day (WOD)!
• Use this A-B-C exercise guide (with video demonstrations) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HvaF4IXO5u4wN5HEoE8UuRLTORJjocWB/view
• Using the associated exercises, spell “DETERMINED”. Being determined means persevering towards a goal despite obstacles. Be determined today!
Your ‘yellow’ challenge today is to extend the WOD: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HvaF4IXO5u4wN5HEoE8UuRLTORJjocWB/view
• Use this A-B-C exercise guide:
• Using the associated exercises, spell “DETERMINATION!”
Today’s “red” activity involves challenging your friends to be physically active with you! On social media (Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook), do 50 Froggers, and then challenge 5 of your friends to do it too! Use #healthykidsquarantined
Nutrition and Healthy Eating
Eating orange and yellow fruits and vegetables, such as carrots, help many parts of the body, including bones and eyes.
Healthy Snack Hack:
Baked Carrot Fries Eating orange and yellow fruits and vegetables, such as carrots, help many parts of the body, including bones and eyes. Try today’s recipe as you work to “eat the rainbow” and get healthy nutrients your body needs!
Ingredients
Physical Activity:
Today’s yoga flow, Bodies in Balance, from the Kids Work It Out program
focuses on balance. Balance poses in yoga have been show to help relieve
stress and reducing inner tension. They improve focus, concentration and
memory, and help us to control emotions in critical and stressful moments. https://youtu.be/BjB6-VhDcwI (Time: 8:32)
Today’s “red” activity involves combining the yoga activity with the Jump + Kick dance. The yoga helps to improve your flexibility and balance and the hip hop gets your heart pumping! Hip Hop Public Health’s Jump and Kick video is a fun sequence of moves that you can build on to get the full exercise benefit! https://hhph.org/resources/jump-n-kick-extended-mix/ (Time: 14:13)
Nutrition and Healthy Eating:
Did you know that the average human is composed of between 55 and 60% water? Therefore, hydration plays and important role in maintaining a healthy body. It’s so important that you and your family are drinking the right amount of water! Learn more about how hydration effects the brain and body by watching this TED-ed video that explains the science behind maintaining good hydration:
• https://youtu.be/9iMGFqMmUFs
Water is essential, but it doesn’t have to be boring! This week, try adding cucumbers to your water for a tasty treat.
Cucumber Infused Water
• Wash and thinly slice a cucumber
• Add to a pitcher of water and let sit for at least two hours
• Enjoy cold for a refreshing, healthy drink!
Our Goal is 60 minutes of physical activity every day. Here’s a fun and easy way to get started on that goal
Happy Monday! Let’s start the week by learning a fun new dance. Today, try
the TikTok video “Don’t start now” by Dua Lipa. Tag us in your TikTok video
when you have it down!
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ3BE7fCZLg (Time: 17:35)
Let’s kick it up with a • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2Ct9HlDkEI&feature=youtu.be basic beginners tabata workout! A tabata is 8 rounds of 20 seconds of work and 10 seconds of rest. (Time: 14:45)
Feeling up to the challenge today? Do both the dance and Tabata workouts!
Post your dance to Tik Tok or Instagram and use the #healthykidsquarantined
To all Dearborn Public Schools staff & students…
Please enjoy your spring break, but come back safe and healthy. Please remember to keep your distance, wash your hands and stay home if possible.
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