25 Ways to Get Moving at Home
These are a few tips to get the blood flowing not only for adults but also for kids. You can do this on your own or with others. Technology has played a big role in all of our lives, we need to get off the screens and get back to enjoying the company of others with some exercise. Let's have some fun while getting healthier!
- Run in place for 30 seconds
- Dance party for 1 minute
- Stand up and sit down 10 times
- Read standing up
- Hot lava! Keep a balloon in the air without touching the ground (make it harder by only using heads or elbows)
- Jumping jacks for 30 seconds
- Do the hokey pokey
- See how many squats you can do in 15 seconds
- Stand up, touch your toes
- Wall sit while reading
- Practice yoga for 1 minute
- Stretch your hands high over your head
- Arm circles forward for 30 seconds, arm circles backward for 30 seconds
- 10 frog jumps
- Standing mountain climbers for 30 seconds
- Stand on one leg, put your hands up, put your hands out to the side
- 5 lunges on the right leg, 5 lunges on the left leg
- Practice spelling, do a squat for every vowel
- Skip for 30 seconds, check your heart rate
- Practice spelling by doing a jumping jack for each letter
- 30-second plank
- Practice math problems, do a jumping jack every time the answer is an even number
- 20 leg lifts
- Ball-toss spelling practice. Toss the ball and say a letter then toss the ball to someone else to say the next letter
- High knees for 30 seconds
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References:
25 Ways to Get Moving at Home Infographic. American Heart Association, October 2025. Available at: https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/fitness/getting-active/25-ways-to-get-moving-at-home-infographic