Learn English & Get Fit with these games

6 years ago
Hi everyone, if you are like me and tired of being indoors, then find a safe place in your neighborhood to try some of these games. You can also do them in your home, too. 

If you want to learn English numbers here are some ideas to do alone or even better, with friends!:

1. Phone Number EMOM (this stands for every minute on the minute). 
 At the beginning of each minute, perform a specific exercise for a designated number of sets/reps. Once those are completed, you can rest the remainder of the time during that minute and repeat at the beginning of the next minute.
 Think of 3-10 of your favorite exercises using just your body weight.  Write each one down on a separate piece of paper (a sneaky way to practice spelling and writing, here, folks! ) and mix the pieces of paper together in a bowl. At the beginning of each minute, reach your hand in and pull out one of the pieces of paper with the exercise on it. Perform that exercise for a number that is equal to the first number of your phone number. For example, if your phone number is 954 – 565 –8895 and the first exercise that you drew from your bowl was push-ups, you would perform 9 push-ups. Any exercise that corresponds to a 0 digit can be done any number of times of your choosing.   Ideally, you will play this game for 10 minutes.  Be sure to count out loud too so you are practicing counting in order and pronunciation! 

2. Find an open area to jog laps in or simply jog in place at a moderate pace. Find the song “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC on YouTube and play it.  During the song, you should listen closely for the words “Thunder” or “Thunderstruck”. Every time these words are said, perform a burpee. This will go on for the entirety of the song!   This is a video of burpee:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU8QYVW0gDU    
** You can play this game with any song you like.  For example with Imagine Dragons: Whatever It Takes, do the burpee whenever you hear: Whatever it takes. 

3.  If you like running like me, then maybe listen to Call me Maybe, and speed up (run faster) every time she says Call me maybe  and slow down after she is done saying that.  

4. Cha Cha Slide
 
Find the song “Cha Cha Slide” by DJ Casper. Play the song and assume the plank position. He will give you several commands during the song which you should follow all while maintaining a plank position. The commands and actions will go as follows:
“Cha Cha” = Mountain Climbers
“Clap Your Hands” = Shoulder Taps. Reach your hand to your opposite shoulder and vice versa.
“Hand on Your Knees” = Reach your hand to your opposite knee and vice versa.
“Slide to the Left/Right” = Take a step and reach to your left/right (the spoken direction) by moving your body to that new position.
“Right/Left Foot Stomp” = Lift the designated leg and tap your toe about six inches laterally from its current position.
“Hop” = Modified Pike Exercise. Keeping your knees straight, lift your hips and hop both feet about 6-12 inches forward. Then return to the starting position (he may say 1, 2 or 3 hops).
“Criss Cross” = Lift one leg over the other.
“Bring it Back” = Walk your hands backward 2-3 places and, while keeping your knees straight, lift your hips. Then return to the starting position

So as you can all see, there are plenty of ways to make staying at home and learning English fun.  You will really be increasing your listening skills with these games, so this will help with speaking later on.  Not to mention, these are fun ways to learn new words! 

Good luck! 