Flexibility & Mobility Circuit (Middle School)
Station-based flexibility and mobility circuit, each station focused on one area of the body.
How to play
- Legs station: seated hamstring stretch and side-lying quad stretch.
- Back station: cat-cow and child's pose.
- Shoulders station: cross-body arm and hand behind the back.
- Hips station: butterfly and low lunge.
- One minute per station, switching on the signal; note which area feels tightest.
Rules
- No bouncing or pain.
- Slow breathing in each stretch.
Variations
Easier
30 seconds per station.
Standard
One minute per station.
Harder
Two rounds plus a flexibility test at the end.
Adaptations
- Injuries: alternative stretch at the station.
- Limited mobility: chair versions.
Learning goals
- Improve flexibility.
- Learn mobility exercises for each area.
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