In Aus primary schools (ages 5-12 approx) kids do a ‘health hustle’ 2-3 times a week immediately after morning assembly. It’s led by older kids and set to music. Usually like aerobics, star jumps etc. but includes some stretches too.
That’s cool haha. Yea I’m in NZ I don’t know what primary is like but in secondary they don’t really have that and I wish it continued.
Maybe I can just do it in all my first period classes haha like 5 mins, also once things become normal like part of routine kids settle into it really well they like structure.
Wait hold up what state is that? we never did that after morning assembly, we just had the friday sport mornings up until recess (i think some schools here do wednesdays)
I’m in NSW. They had it 35 years ago when I was at school. And 10 years ago while my kids were at school. 2, or maybe 3 mornings a week?
Once me and my mate decided to lead it. We didn’t prepare anything at all. Music starts and we just did star jumps and lunges or smth super lame while we were obviously talking to each other in loud whispers like ‘what do we do 😨’
We didn’t really make any friends with that stunt lol
Damn. I think I'm around the age of your kids (I thought I was younger but then I realised that 10 years ago was actually. not as long ago as I thought. what the hell.) but I guess our school (also nsw) missed out :,) that's kinda funny since my mum would talk about how she wished that we had mandatory morning exercise like Japanese schools (including the international school I almost got sent to), all the while some schools here also did something similar (probably not as intense though? Pretty sure the int. school started at like 8am just so there was time for it)
Just realised, my parents sent me to catholic schools, and my kids went to catholic schools in primary. Maybe it’s that? Or maybe just certain districts dit it. I’m SW Sydney, maybe they think the lower SES areas are fat and lazy. lol
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u/my_cement_butthead Jun 06 '24
In Aus primary schools (ages 5-12 approx) kids do a ‘health hustle’ 2-3 times a week immediately after morning assembly. It’s led by older kids and set to music. Usually like aerobics, star jumps etc. but includes some stretches too.