Exercises for Young Children
Date issued: December 2022
Review date: December 2024
Ref: C-422/LB/Physiotherapy/Exercises for your children v2
PDF: exercises for young children final December 2022 v2.pdf [pdf] 409KB
Strengthening Exercises
Lie down with knees bent and feet on the floor.
Lift your bottom and lower back up like a bridge. Hold for 10 seconds then lower down.
Crab Walk:
Sit on your bottom with hands behind you. Push up into the above position and walk backwards like a crab.
Single Leg Stand/Flamingo Stand:
Stand and balance on one leg like a flamingo. Try to hold for 30 seconds.
Tight Rope Walking
Imagine you are walking heel to toe on a tight rope or straight line.
Wheel Barrow
Wheel barrow walk by getting a parent or sibling to hold your legs up while you walk with your hands.
Donkey Kicks
Kick both legs back behind you like a donkey. Next, imagine your donkey is poorly and kick one leg back at a time.
Animals
Bear Crawl
Try walking like different animals such as:
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Bear crawling
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Penguin
Animal jumps
Try hopping like different animals such as:
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Frog
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Kangaroo
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Bunny
