Most people think that aerobics is a sport for women aimed at losing weight. A picture of group exercises in the gym or energetic movements at home in front of the TV appears before your eyes.
But this is far from true. This sport can be practiced by everyone, including children. This is very beneficial for the health and harmonious development of the child. In essence, children's classes are similar to adult fitness, only in a simplified and abbreviated form.
The exercises are diluted with dancing to cheerful music, as well as game elements. This sport is suitable for children of any age.
There are no special restrictions for classes. Even if you have any chronic diseases, such as asthma or other pulmonary diseases, you can choose a special program with a light load.
Contraindications can only be injuries, serious diseases of the heart, respiratory system, spine, etc.
Dance aerobics
For those who want to develop a child’s musicality, hearing, sense of rhythm and plasticity, as well as strengthen the muscles of the body as a whole, dance aerobics for children is suitable.
In addition, it improves memory and attentiveness, since it is necessary to remember dance movements.
Typically, a lesson is divided into three parts: warm-up, main part and cool-down.
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Look on the Internet to see which fitness clubs or children's sports complexes located near your home offer aerobics classes. Read reviews, go to a trial lesson, talk to a coach or other parents. Under no circumstances force your child to study if he doesn’t want to or is tired. Classes should be fun. The important thing is to interest him and make playing sports an exciting event. Then the child will only benefit from sports.
Sports aerobics
This is a more difficult type of aerobics. It is better to bring children five to six years old to such classes.
Sports aerobics for children includes many elements from gymnastics, but without acrobatics.
Trains strength and endurance. Develops the vestibular apparatus, the ability to control one’s body, and forms a strong muscle corset.
Step aerobics aerobics
As in adult classes, this type of exercise uses a step platform, but it is smaller in size - about 10 centimeters in height. Includes a set of various steps and jumps.
Teaches you to be agile, fast and attentive, and to keep your balance well. Trains the cardiovascular system.
Pros and cons of children's fitness
Children's fitness, just like other sports activities for children, has both pros and cons. This type of fitness is gaining more and more popularity due to its versatility and the ability to choose a workout based on the child’s needs.
Advantages and disadvantages
strengthening the muscle corset. During the classes, all muscle groups are worked out;
coordination of movements improves;
correct posture is formed;
improving the mobility of ligaments and joints;
since during training all muscles are involved in work, they become stronger and more resilient;
exercises normalize the functioning of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, have a positive effect on the nervous system, and improve sleep. Children's fitness has a healing effect on the body as a whole and stimulates the immune system;
social education of the child. Group classes develop thinking, solve communication problems, and promote easy adaptation;
instilling discipline. Regular training builds self-discipline in a child. Therefore, children's fitness is recommended for children with hyperactivity or low physical activity;
possibility of injury;
mental difficulties may occur. For example, a child is very worried if he fails to complete an exercise;
lack of time on the part of parents to drop off and pick up their child from training.
As you can see, there are many more pros than cons, and if desired, even the cons can be avoided. In order not to harm your child with excessive exercise and to choose the right type of fitness, consult a pediatrician.
Babies 1-1.5 years old
You can start training as early as a year and a half. Even for such little ones, this is very useful, since physical development is closely related to intellectual development.
Of course, for such kids the exercises will be the simplest and take little time. About ten minutes is enough for children.
Often such fitness breaks are included in the program of general developmental activities for children in order to change the type of activity and not overstay their welcome.
The lesson is always held in a playful way, using various paraphernalia, such as balls, rings, fabric tunnels, orthopedic mats, various toys, etc.
The movements are simple - running, squats, various steps, crawling. These workouts allow you to get active and have fun.
Children 3-5 years old
For older children, classes become more difficult. They are also built in the form of a game, since at this age children are very active and energetic.
The game form is aimed at making it interesting, but at the same time performs the function of physical development.
In addition, it helps to slightly restrain the activity of the kids and spend their energy usefully. The child learns to control himself and focus his attention.
Exercises for children's aerobics of this age consist of squats, jumps, elements lying on the floor, and dance movements.
A variety of equipment is also used - hoops, benches, ladders, cubes and balls, special sticks, and so on.
The muscles are actively involved in work, flexibility and coordination develop, and flat feet are prevented.
The duration of such lessons is about 20-30 minutes, no more, twice a week.
Organization of a physical education program for preschoolers
The program clearly regulates what training should be, when and where to conduct it, and for what age audience. Each workout should consist of 3 stages: warm-up, main and final part. Warm-up is the most important stage, since without it you cannot do any physical activity, otherwise injuries may occur.
The teacher gives simple movements that prepare muscles, joints and other organs for more complex elements. The progress of the main part of the training depends on the direction of fitness that is given in a particular period.
In the last part of the lesson, teachers mainly use a game form - this relieves tension, children restore their breathing, their heart rate normalizes, and the training ends on a positive note, after which the students want to attend classes again.
The program for preschoolers is focused on working with children, regardless of whether they have special physical abilities, the only condition for classes is the absence of medical contraindications. Therefore, children from 3 years old can attend training.
The teacher outlines the “children’s fitness” program, and then conducts classes according to it, dividing children into age groups, because the training duration is different for each age. So, for children 3-4 years old its duration should not be more than 20-25 minutes, for children 4-6 years old the training can be increased to 30 minutes, and for children 6-7 years old - 35 minutes. Classes are held 2-3 times a week.
To organize the activities of pupils, taking into account the individual characteristics of each age period, the group size should not exceed 10-15 people. This number of children is optimal for the individual development of each child.
Children's fitness (the program for preschoolers includes, in most cases, general strengthening exercises) and for the full implementation of this program, special equipment is required.
Namely:
- gymnastic benches;
- mats;
- exercise bikes;
- Treadmills;
- step platforms;
- fitballs;
- dumbbells;
- gymnastic sticks;
- jump ropes;
- hoops;
- balls of different sizes;
- gymnastic mats.
The teacher conducts classes in a well-lit, dry, ventilated and clean gym; the floor covering should not be slippery, have uneven surfaces or cracks.
What exercises, complexes, games to music are recommended by child development specialists?
The teacher can give various general developmental tasks, types of walking, running, jumping, skipping, including elements from dances (ropes, pick-ups) and movements (polka, variable step, step with stomp).
Preschoolers 5-6 years old
Aerobics for preschool children is close to adult programs. The exercises become more complex and more varied.
During training, inclined planes, mats, jump ropes, and fitballs are used. Complex tasks are added, such as somersaults and relay races. Increasing cardio loads.
The duration of aerobics classes for children 5-6 years old is 30-40 minutes 2-3 times a week. They can be diluted with dance elements, but the emphasis is on strengthening muscles and developing physical capabilities.
There are also exercises that develop logic. Children learn to work in a team and interact with each other.
However, the elements of the game remain. This allows you to maintain interest and desire to come to training again.
Which children are suitable for fitness aerobics?
Such training has almost no contraindications. The main thing is for the medical professional to conclude that, due to health reasons, the child can engage in fitness. Our training is available for children of different ages, weights, heights, and builds. They do not require special physical training or special skills. You can start doing fitness aerobics even from a very young age - from 1 to 1.5 years. Training with young children must be carried out in the presence and accompaniment of their parents. The presence of one adult is sufficient for training.
Schoolchildren 7-11 years old
At this age, children's physical activity decreases because they have to sit in class at school and then do homework while sitting at the table. School physical education lessons are not enough to keep muscles toned and maintain the same metabolism.
These circumstances can even lead to obesity, which negatively affects children's health. At the same time, the body’s need for movement only increases. Children's aerobics would be a great solution.
The training program for primary school age includes quite complex elements - gymnastics, dance, strength.
Balance exercises, various jumps, rotations, and hangs are included. It is possible to use special children's simulators. A trainer must teach you how to use them.
The workout takes on average 40-45 minutes. It should not be monotonous; exercises should be selected at different intensity.
Speed, agility, strength, flexibility develop and all muscles of the body are strengthened.
At 7-11 years old, physical qualities can develop to their maximum, since the nervous system is already quite mature by this age.
Children are emotional and react quickly, which allows them to learn new skills better, more accurately and in a fairly short time.
You can take part in competitions, and victories and prizes give you confidence in your abilities.
Logorhythmics
Children's fitness (the program for preschoolers necessarily includes classes in logorhythmics, in which children get acquainted with new words and assimilate them, develop memory and attention) should be performed in music, sports, speech therapy classes, while monitoring the correct pronunciation of sounds and words, breathing pupils. The teacher is recommended to use well-known musical compositions for classes, for example, “Teddy Bear...”
He can also include in his classes music from Ekaterina Zheleznova’s original works, to which speech and physical exercises can easily be performed: “Bus”, “Come on, repeat”, “I’m going, going, going”, “The bear is dancing”, “Donkey” , "Knock-tock"
The teacher is recommended to use well-known musical compositions for classes, for example, “Teddy Bear...”. He can also include in his classes music from Ekaterina Zheleznova’s original works, to which speech and physical exercises can easily be performed: “Bus”, “Come on, repeat”, “I’m going, going, going”, “The bear is dancing”, “Donkey” , “Knock-knock.”
Recommended exercises:
- "Frog". I.p.: place your feet wider than your shoulders, hands on your waist. Sit down, place your hands on the floor between your feet, say: “Kwa!”
- "Geese." IP: sit down, spread your legs, lean on your hands. Bend over, touch your feet with your hands, say: “Sh-sh-sh.”
- "Cat". IP: lean on your knees and hands. Lower your head, arch your back upward (fix the position for 5 seconds). Head up, arch your back down (hold for 5 seconds).
- “Bear-toed bear...” I.p.: put your hands at your sides. Take 10 steps on your heels, stop and bend forward 4 times alternately with both legs (hands should reach the floor), take a standing position, do 4 squats, march 6 times.
- "Watch". I.p.: legs at shoulder level, hands on the waist. Make bends in different directions, saying: “Tick-tock.”
Teenagers 12-16 years old
The guys have completely matured, they are actively growing, but their muscles cannot keep up with the growth rate. In addition, at this age puberty occurs, all systems in the body begin to work in a new way. Aerobics will help you develop physically and look harmonious.
Now children can control the excitability of the nervous system and concentrate better. During training, the emphasis is on strength, endurance and flexibility, strengthening the muscle corset.
Complex gymnastic elements are added, including acrobatic ones. Work is practiced both independently and in pairs or teams.
It is possible to use adult simulators, but only without axial load. The spine is still immature in a growing body, so exercises like squats and deadlifts are dangerous.
Training should not take more than one hour, 2-3 times a week. They must include a warm-up at the beginning and stretching at the end, as well as cardio training.
I train children. Handbook for children's trainer
3.1. Basic motor actions (children 3-5 years old and 6-8 years old)
Why should we get confused in a million terms?
This material is intended for any trainer, even without special education.
In the opinion of the author of the book, children's fitness is not children's aerobics + circuit training, as is commonly believed today. The content of our children's fitness is broader and deeper.
In fact, the theory and methodology of physical culture does not have a unified system and differs from author to author, just like the theory and methodology of children's fitness. Each of the authors focuses on the development of one or another physical quality, or the development of a certain sports skill.
One way or another, they all agree on one thing: classes should bring benefits and results, and training should consist of three parts: preparatory, main and final, which we will talk about in the following chapters.
How to track the result?
Use standards. We will get acquainted with them and learn to look for the right ones.
How to understand that you are not harming?
Do not use prohibited exercises, know the student’s health characteristics, and also increase the load gradually and bring it to maximum only
at an excellent level of fitness (relevant for sports sections).
So let's get started.
The goal of children's fitness is to improve health.
Health promotion is achieved by increasing the level of general physical fitness.
General physical training is a set of exercises that develops the body in a comprehensive direction. By performing these exercises, a person achieves harmonious physical development.
General physical fitness exercises are aimed at developing the basic physical qualities of a person:
- speed
- force
- dexterity
- flexibility
- endurance
By steadily and evenly developing these qualities, taking into account particularly sensitive periods of development, we increase general physical fitness, which means we are approaching harmonious physical development.
Additional exercises for the successful formation of comprehensive physical development:
- relaxation exercises
- attention exercises
- exercises to increase stress resistance
- exercises to strengthen friendliness
— exercises to develop discipline
— educational exercises on nutrition
Let's conclude: in order to train children well, you need to understand the basic physical qualities of a person, understand relaxation exercises, and understand the basics of pedagogy, psychology and nutrition.
Just!
Well, you also need to understand how to build a workout, how to dose the load, how to teach an element and how to make ALL THIS interesting?!
This book has one goal: to make the incomprehensible understandable.
Let me remind you of something very important: if we know the basics, then we can create something amazing tirelessly!
It's time to learn the basics of the theory and methodology of fitness for children 3-5 years old and 6-8 years old.
We are starting a large section devoted to the basic movements, without the assimilation of which everything further studied breaks down and a culture of movement is not formed. We will also study several basic, most important exercises that underlie comprehensive physical development.
Before we begin this interesting topic, we need to understand two concepts.
Cyclic and acyclic movements
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Most likely you have an idea about this, but I’ll remind you just in case.
Cyclic movements are those
movements in which you can see the repetition of phases and elements. For example, walking, running, swimming, cycling, etc. What distinguishes them from acyclic ones? They are very easy to digest and go into automatic playback, so when we run, swim, walk, we can think about something completely different!
Acyclic type movements
have no repetitions of this kind.
However, what makes them unique? They also have their own sequence of movements and they have their own rhythm. Simply put, their rhythm is interrupted, movements with pauses. This is the main difference from cyclic movements.
For example, throwing, jumping. Imagine that, while jumping a triple jump, you will think about how to eat something sweet after training... Such thoughts will definitely lead to the fact that the jump will be one of the unsuccessful in your career, and what’s even worse - it can lead to injury, so execution acyclic movements require tension of attention, will and mobilization of coordination.
When you and I start learning these movements, we always need to remember a simple principle: from simple to complex.
This means that before teaching a complete movement, you need to break it down into parts.
and
sharpen it in parts
, then, like
a construction set, fold it
and see the joy in the eyes of a child who didn’t even know that he could perform SUCH a movement while he was learning in parts.
The difference between children 3-5 years old and 6-8 years old is that the first group masters these movements for the first time
, and the second group
improves it
and puts it into automatic playback.
Throwing.
Throwing
- movement of acyclic type.
Promotes the development of the brain, eye, balance. It has been proven (not by British scientists) that working with a ball has a beneficial effect on the central nervous system, relieves muscle tension, and transforms destructive aggression into constructive aggression.
Throwing is carried out at a distance and at a target. Usually the first precedes the second.
Throwing at a distance
helps you get comfortable with the technique.
This is where we develop strength. Throwing at a target
allows you to concentrate your attention on hitting the specified object, and this is the development of dexterity, by the way.
You can start throwing from 2.5 years old. With 5 you can try throwing at a target. Up to 5 years of age, it will be enough to perfect the technique and long throws.
For 6-8, you can use various throwing techniques: from below, from the side, etc. The principle of execution is the same - the difference is in the initial position of the throwing hand.
Let's look at the classic throwing technique.
The technique of throwing from behind over the shoulder with the right hand is as follows (Fig. 1):
Starting position (IP) - the right leg is set back, slightly wider than the shoulders; the torso is slightly turned towards the throwing hand; the right arm is bent at the elbow, located in front of the chest; left arm along the body. When swinging, the body turns towards the throwing hand and leans back. The weight of the body is transferred to the leg laid back, the right arm goes down and is pulled back.
When throwing, the right leg straightens, the body, straightening, turns forward. In the final phase of the throw, the weight of the body is transferred to the leg in front. The right foot is placed next to the left.
Throwing technique from behind the back over the shoulder with the right hand. Rice. 1.
Throwing with the left hand is carried out according to the same pattern.
The most important thing to focus on:
- continuous movement of the throwing hand from the starting position to the final position. That is, the hand makes a circle through the bottom and returns back.
— The body should turn towards the throwing hand.
— The center of gravity should move from the back leg to the front leg.
CLIMBING.
Acyclic movement. Climbing continues to improve in a 2-3 year old child. Exercises for climbing a ladder to the very top with your belay will be very useful here. Insurance is expressed in the following of your hands behind the child’s body
to catch him if he stumbles.
Always remind your baby that he should look at his arms and legs when doing this exercise, and not look around.
It is extremely useful to create conditions for climbing, climbing, climbing, climbing over. Swedish walls, tunnels, obstacle courses, and stretched jump ropes will greatly help you with this!
Climbing is a very useful and at the same time very exciting means, remember when you were little, how you liked to climb somewhere and overcome something!
To begin with, we teach this movement in our own rhythm. As you master it, add speed: time or race. When the kids begin to do timed exercises, the coach must be confident in their level of mastery of climbing, while still providing belay
.
Climbing develops coordination and relieves axial stress from the back. Due to the alternating tension of different muscle groups, it allows you to evenly apply force to them. Uses all the major muscles in your child's body and is a fundamental movement in developing agility.
improves in children aged 6-8 years
timed tasks, with numerous variations of tasks per approach (climb, climb, crawl, etc.) in one approach. A competitive moment is added.
WALKING.
Walking is actively involved in the development of the brain and strengthening the cardiovascular system, so this movement is very useful.
People begin to learn walking at the age of 3, but it is not easy. Therefore, to begin with, we simply walk as it happens, then we draw attention to the leg, to the direction of the toes, to the position of the hands, the speed and rhythm of the execution.
For children 6-8 years old, this motor action is not relevant, so we go straight to running with them.
Basic mistakes
- turning the foot inward or outward. This goes away with age, but we can help this happen by putting stickers on our socks, like headlights on a car, which should point in the direction the body is moving.
Walking is developed by tasks performed on a signal - for orientation in space, changing tempo, direction, with changes in lanes, walking between objects; walking with additional hand movements, with objects; walking on a reduced support area with a gradual rise in height (bench at an angle, do it under safety), as well as at different heights (bridges, boards, logs). Insurance, similar to climbing insurance, is also important here. It’s great to designate all this not with a classic name, but to come up with a special world where kids will travel like Tarzan or Mowgli.
Correct walking
is built from the hip by actively rolling from heel to toe, which ensures the best forward movement.
Well, don’t forget about turning the foot.
IN
At 4-5 years of age, walking is used:
- with a high hip lift, which strengthens the muscles of the back, abdominals and legs, requires a strong swing of the arms, promoting the development of the muscles of the shoulder girdle and strengthening the ligamentous and joint apparatus;
- walking in a cross step, developing dexterity;
- walking with an extended step.
This is how, quietly, with interest, imaginary rivers, ropes, jungles and adventures, you can achieve remarkable results in developing agility and walking at the same time.
The child's body is very flexible and absorbs new movements like a sponge. Our task is to challenge the body as much as possible with exercises of varying complexity, but never forget that these exercises should be within the capabilities of its age characteristics.
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JUMPING.
A jump also refers to acyclic movements and consists of several phases (Fig. 2):
Standing long jump. Rice. 2.
1) taking the starting position or running
2) repulsion
3) flight
4) landing.
Before the age of 3, a child rarely masters the correct jumping skill. Therefore, it’s a good time to do this with kids who are 3 years old and older. Before focusing on jumping, we will introduce the children to their legs and simultaneous muscle effort.
With using what? Squats will help us with this, since they are part of the first phase of the jump.
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Squats are performed like this: I.P. feet shoulder-width apart or wider than shoulder-width apart, arms extended forward, toes pointing forward, foot firmly on the floor. Bending your knees, lower your pelvis, slightly tilt your back forward and slightly bend your lower back. The pelvis lowers to an angle of 90° with the thigh. The knees do not extend beyond the plane of the toes and do not fall inward.
A good lead-up exercise to squats
- squats on a bench or chair, which can provide 90° bending. Then you ask only to barely touch the bench with your buttocks, and then remove it altogether.
Parallel
With these movements in place, we begin to study landing.
We definitely need to teach kids to land on their toes and then immediately roll onto their heels. This is facilitated by exercises for lifting and lowering from toe to heel, jumping over jump ropes lying on the floor, ropes, lines on the floor of the hall, jumping from a bench to a mat, etc.
Don't forget about images.
Designate something light and silent. As a rule, this works in understanding the physiological landing. And of course, show and show yourself.
When children master landing and squatting
,
you can
start long jumping. Until you have mastered it, you can use short, low jumps on two or one leg, over an obstacle, at speed, sideways, backwards, rotating, with rhythm, without rhythm, etc.
Remember that we cannot load the ankle, since the muscles of the foot and limbs have not completed their formation. Therefore, until a child is 5 years old, he should not jump on his toes a lot. A series of jumps on two legs of various variations for one and a half minutes, landing on your toes and heels, will be enough.
When did you master the long jump
,
you can
work on increasing the distance.
Don’t forget that you can’t teach anything with words— you just need to create conditions in which children will begin to solve the given problem
. Hoops, tags, mats can be an incentive to increase your jump distance. For example: Vanya, try to jump through these hoops. And Vanya jumps much further than if he just long jumped.
When doing the long jump, I advise you to pay attention to your arms.
In I.P. the arms are pulled back and the child goes into a half-squat. When pushing off, the arms are brought forward, thereby helping the child fly further.
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As you master the jumps, increase the height of the obstacles, vary their height from jump to jump, pay attention to rhythmic jumps, for example: 1,2,3 - face forward, 4,5 - backwards.
Jumps are performed well when our guys have strong legs
.
Don't forget about this when preparing for the jump series.
Jumping has a strong impact on brain development, so dosed jumping will be beneficial, but large amounts will cause fatigue.
Monitor the condition of the guys, their gaze and accuracy of execution to avoid excessive fatigue.
RUN.
Running is a cyclic movement that has a strict repeatability of the cycle of motor actions. While running there is a flight phase
when both feet of the runner leave the surface. It speeds up the movement, allows the muscles to relax and push off the surface with renewed strength.
The foot muscles of our guys are not sufficiently prepared for the stress of running. Remember about ankles and weak ODA? Let me remind you that regular running loads for children whose arches are not strengthened are fraught with a drooping arch of the foot, which means poor posture, flat feet, and injuries to the ankle and knee joint in the future.
During walking and running, the main loads fall on the calf muscles and Achilles tendon, so we must prepare them before running. For example, stand on your toes 10 times, freezing for 8 seconds on the last time.
Running at the beginning of the workout is okay if it is not fast (you run ahead, set the pace), even, no more than 3 minutes. It solves an important task - getting into the groove and getting ready for the lesson. Running in the form of games, competitions, etc. is not harmful to the feet and backs of children, since it is short-term and goes away after warming up.
By the age of 4, the step length is still insufficient, so we will give exercises in running through sticks placed on the floor, circles, hoops, and also use running with dodging and catching.
At the age of 5, a child masters the running technique, although he fails to achieve sufficient clarity in the details. Every time we run, we must talk through the technical fundamentals of running and make adjustments as we go.
At the age of 6, children master the technology available to them. They run easily, rhythmically, evenly, with good coordination of movements and adherence to direction.
Indicators of correct running are (Fig. 3)
: head position is free, gaze is directed forward. When running, you must keep your head straight and level, look at the track in front of you, approximately 2 m. An important requirement is maintaining running posture. In this case, the body is positioned straight with a slight overall tilt forward, i.e. the head, torso, pelvis are, as it were, on the same line. Shoulders are lowered and relaxed. The position of the hands in running is free, relaxed. The arms are bent at the elbows at an angle of 90°. The fingers are unclenched, slightly bent, but not clenched into fists. When running, your arms move straight forward - to chest level, back - all the way.
When moving forward, the angle at the elbow joint decreases slightly, and when moving backward, it increases slightly.
When running, the hip moves forward and upward and higher than when walking. The height of the hip extension depends on the running tempo: the higher the running tempo, the more active the hip lift is. Plus, there is another important indicator - the abduction and abduction of the hips. Gradually, with age, the angle of hip extension increases
, the step becomes wider, the placement of the foot is more active. All this helps to increase the pace of running and its efficiency.
Running technique in comparison with its violations. Rice. 3.
In early preschool age (3-4), children already run at a slow pace continuously for 1-1.5 minutes, 40-60 seconds at an average speed, so we can easily teach them to run evenly for at least 1.5 minutes.
To do this, we definitely need to run in front at the same speed every time, so that the guys get used to such an unusual speed for them. It seems to them that it is very slow, but they still prefer it to the more pacing
. At the very beginning of getting to know the children, it is better for the coach to run backwards to see the entire train of the kids and make adjustments as they go. Then you won't need it. After a month of training, the children will be able to run at the right pace.
From the age of 5, you can start putting everyone in front in turn, so that each student feels what it’s like to set the pace. From earlier years, this is only possible if the children are with you already in their second year of study.
A little about the musical accompaniment
Music during training is not just background. It sets the pace, rhythm, invigorates, gives strength and adds a good mood. Therefore, music for children's aerobics plays an important role in the structure of the lesson.
The music is selected by the trainer, based on the age of the group and the type of aerobics. First of all, you need to choose a tempo. The speed of execution of elements depends on this:
- Dance aerobics involves upbeat, cheerful music to which you can dance happily;
- For sports, calmer music is suitable, allowing you to concentrate on doing the exercises;
- It is better to choose musical accompaniment for step aerobics with a clear rhythm and a fairly high tempo.
For small children, the playlist is made up of children's songs, including familiar melodies from cartoons.
There are also special songs with movements for kids, when you need to listen to what is being sung and repeat.
The main thing is that children enjoy music and classes in general and go to the gym with joy.
Features and basic rules of aerobics for children
Special halls are equipped for classes, and children's rooms are set up. It is desirable to have:
- Swedish wall or children's sports complex;
- a dry pool filled with balls;
- rope, swings, soft modules, etc.
Children's club "World Class"
The basis of children's aerobics is basic aerobic steps, which are specially adapted for children. The exercise sets are designed in such a way that they take into account the age of the students, their development, characteristics, and interests.
Duration of classes
Experts say that children can perform exercises to music from the age of 1...1.5 years. The duration of classes varies for different age groups. Until the age of two, it is a maximum of 8...10 minutes, then it can be increased to 20 minutes. (up to 3 years). There are special techniques that make it possible for a child under 3 years of age and his mother to study together.
Benefit
The benefits of aerobics are difficult to overestimate. It has a positive effect on various aspects of a child’s development:
- First of all, it improves physical development - strong muscles, strength and flexibility, a beautiful figure, even posture, absence of flat feet, a healthy back and the musculoskeletal system in general;
- Trains the ability to control your body well, coordination and endurance;
- Helps to spend energy, which children have a lot of, directing it to useful things. Thanks to this, children become more diligent and attentive, sleep well and soundly;
- Heals all body systems - respiratory, cardiovascular, improves metabolism. Eliminates the possible problem of obesity (mainly in schoolchildren who move little, sitting in class, doing homework and spending time on computers and gadgets);
- Strengthens immunity
Types of fitness for the little ones
Classes are held not only in special clubs, but also often on the basis of dance schools or sports sections. In order to interest your child in visiting the center, you can invite him to independently choose the direction of training that suits him best.
Children's fitness programs are compiled depending on the type:
The most popular is children's fitness in the pool; there are even special “infant swimming” programs;
Children's yoga is ideal for a hyperactive child;
If your child has flat feet, then ask the children's fitness center about the BABY TOP program;
STEP BY STEP has a good effect on the development of motor skills, and helps to activate thought processes by working with the tops and fingers, where many nerve endings are concentrated.
For parents who want to combine children's fitness with mental work, in order to captivate the child as much as possible, the “Logo-aerobics” type is suitable; when performing exercises, the emphasis is on speech development. This is a rather complex subspecies, and before you send your child to such training, watch a video of children's fitness logo aerobics on the Internet.
