Circuit Workout for PE Class: Fitness Activity for a Hockey Unit

Looking for Fitness Activity Ideas for PE? Check out this Circuit Workout for the Hockey Unit

Recently, my fitness activities have been getting a little stale. Even though it has been on my to-do list for a while, I haven't made it a priority. Finally, on Monday, after a very stressful teaching day and I knew making a new workout activity had to be moved up the list! The outcome of this brainstorming was this hockey fitness activity.

The students did this workout like a circuit. For 7th and 8th, there were 10 stations (2 laps with stick handling + a few components of fitness writing stations), 6th graders had 6 stations (the same fitness activities but no writing stations). Students rotated with their hockey sticks on the whistle. Here are the four non-running stations:

Exercise #1: Side hops over the hockey stick 

Exercise #2: Lunge (or Squat) with hockey stick overhead

Exercise #3: Mountain climbers jumping over the hockey stick

Exercise #4: Roll-ups with hockey stick overhead

(Begin fully extended on the ground with a hockey stick over your head, then roll up and touch your toes)

Here's a quick look at the components of fitness writing stations. Students were asked to discuss the connection between playing hockey and the components of fitness.

⇑ Cardiovascular Endurance // Muscular Strength ⇓

For next week (because we don't have school until Tuesday!!!!) I am working on a free Mission Possible fitness activity connected to Black History Month!

I'd love to hear about your engaging fitness activities! Please share a link to any engaging fitness activities you use with your kids!

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