Educating Risa

It’s the time of year when getting enough exercise can be a challenge. Exercise DVDs for kids to the rescue! My two boys very much enjoy the Yoga Kids DVDs (Canada)(US). The other day Gareth asked me if he could borrow my yoga mat, and when I came down to the basement, this is what I found:

One of Gareth’s favourite parts of this DVD is the “volcano pose.” Here he is getting ready, and concentrating hard:

Time for the lava to erupt! I like that the instructor talks about feelings with this pose, and I have heard Gareth say to himself when angry, “I need to go do some volcano poses!”

There are a few different DVDs in this series. I think our favourite is the ABC’s one, which does a pose (often animal-inspired) for each letter of the alphabet. We’ve borrowed all three in the series many times from the library.

Do you have a favourite exercise DVD your kids love? Please share!