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Wednesday, 31 August 2011 14:47

School Run

We have a pretty big training floor so what we like to do is put out four orange cones in a square and have the students run around the cones. We call it 'the school run.' We call out different commands like: 'SWITCH!' - the students stop and change directions and start running. 'PUSH UPS!' - The students do push ups. 'SIT UPS' - Well, you know... 'JUMPING JACKS!', 'Ooooga Booogas' 5 Front Kicks' by Ron Sell
Wednesday, 03 November 2010 11:57

Indian Run

This tip is great for a class of 10 or more (also depends on the size of the classroom. I learned this when I was in the Army and introduced it to the higher belt class. It is sometimes called the 'Indian Run' where the class will double time in a single file (the pace should be comfortable for everybody - a medium paced run or a jog is fine). The objective is to have the last person in the file move quickly (sprint) to the front line and once there, the next (rear) person will do the same and so on and so forth. Once everyone in the file has sprinted, the 'run' is finished unless the instructor calls out for another round. The longer the file, the challenging the 'Indian Run' becomes. Hope this one works out for you. Have a great work out!
Tuesday, 29 June 2010 03:42

Push Up Pyramids

This is a variation of the Push-up pyramid drill. I picked up this drill while in the Army.

 

This is a great way to work on your upper body and abs.

 

The drill consists of pushups and sit ups. Your working both while elevating your heart rate.

 

Start by picking a target number in this case I pick 4.

 

Do 1 push-up (PU) roll over and do one sit-up (SU), then 2 PU & 2 SU, then 3 PU roll over 3 SU , 4PU roll over 4SU down go back down 3 PU & 3 SU, 2 PU,SU 1 Push-up & 1 Situps.

 

Be carful not to pick a large number as the reps add up quickly.

 

Hope this works well for you my students like this as it mask the number of reps we are actually doing.

 

Not many students like the Idea of doing 50+ push-up but by challenging them to the pyramid it hides the numbers with fun.

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