BGI Fit Kids

These "Schools Out" kids classes are designed especially for children ages 5-8 and 9-12. Based on USAW guidelines we make lifting, pushing and pulling weights, including their own bodies, BIG fun! Adjustments are made to accommodate the specific needs and requirements of children.

Each session includes a warm-up, skill instruction and game play to reinforce the newly learned skills. All children are welcome regardless of their current fitness or activity level. Kids do not need to be in any sport program (see Kids Sports Camp for athlete specific programs) to participate. Our goal is to foster an appreciation for exercise and sportsmanship in a fun, non-intimidating environment. Attention is paid to utilizing progressions for difficult or compound movements, and progressive intensity is dictated by size, age and consist demonstration of proper form.

Using the above template, BGI Kids often perform workouts with a time component, moving quickly from one exercise to the next. This helps children develop cardiovascular/respiratory endurance, speed, and stamina. More skilled body weight movements such as chin-ups, push-ups, and squats are incorporated to positively impact the body’s capacity for exercise and gain accuracy, agility, balance, and coordination. Once proper form is achieved using the child’s own body, externals loads (from plastic pipes to actual weighted materials) are introduced to create the intensity necessary to achieve power and strength capacity.

Please visit this link for a schedule of our upcoming BGI Fit Kids Summer Classes.  We look forward to helping your child learn and lay the foundation of true fitness!

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