What you’ll need •Balloons,1perteam•Alarge,clearspace

What you’ll get out of it •Discoverwhere

musclesare.•Explorehow

musclesmove.•Moveyourbody.

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Aim of activity Yourmusclesareamazing,theyletyoumoveandplay.Butdoyoureallyknowwhattheydoorwhereyoucanfindthem?

Use it to move it30 mins

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• Ball or soft toy,

1 per girl

• Clear space

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Note to leaderIfanyoneinthegroupisallergictolatex,tryusingaballinstead.

What to doFindaspace.Yourleaderwillreadoutdifferenttypesofmusclesfromthelist

below.Whenshedoes,quicklyplaceyourhandonthatarea.Thelastgirltodoitisoutandshouldstandattheside.Thelastgirlleftinisthewinner.

Muscles

•Neckmuscles•Shouldermuscles•Armmuscles•Stomachmuscles

Nowyouknowwhereyourmusclesare,it’stimetousethem.Getinto

teamsandstandinlines,onebehindanother,atoneendofyourspace.Ifyou’reatthebackofyourline,grababalloon.

Whenyourleadercalls‘Go!’getyourballoontotheothersideofyour

space.Todothis,passtheballoontothegirlinfrontofyou.Thenmovetothefrontoftheline.Keepgoinguntilthewholeteamreachestheend.

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Getreadytoraceagain!Thistime,youcanonlyusecertainmuscles

whentouchingtheballoon.Racefourmoretimesandeachtimepickanewchallengefrombelow:

•Useyourarmmuscles,butnohands!•Useyourthighandstomachmuscles.•Useyourshoulderandneckmuscles.•Useyourcalfandthighmuscles.

Whenyou’vefinished,cometogetherandtalkabouthowitfelttouse

onlycertainmuscles.Whydoyouthinkit’simportanttokeepourmusclesintip-topcondition?

Top tipYouneedtomoveyourmusclestokeepthemhealthyandstrong.Thisalsohelpsyourjointsandbones.

Next,findaspace.Yourleaderwillreadoutthemusclesagain.Thistime,

thinkaboutwhetheryouusethesemusclesalotordon’tmovethemtoomuch.Ifyoumoveitalot,pointtoyourmuscleandjump.Ifyoudon’tmovethemusclethatmuch,pointtoitandcrouchdown.Comeupwithawayyoucanmoveitmore,callitoutandjumpup.

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•Bottommuscles•Backmuscles•Thighmuscles•Calfmuscles

For steps 2 and 3, get everyone to grab their balloon or ball. They have to walk from one side of their space to the other while constantly throwing and catching it. They can’t let it drop.

If a girl has a small space they can do several laps.

This can be done the same as steps 2 and 3.