While we’d love to be together physically this year for the Walk-a-Jog-a-Thon, we can still have fun, support our school, and get a little faster and stronger through the CTK Champion Challenge. The objective of this challenge is for each student to work toward their self-determined fitness goal. At the beginning of September, you will choose your favorite fitness challenge (examples below). Make sure to set a goal that truly challenges you (not something you can already do easily). During the month, you will work toward getting stronger, faster or completing more reps of your personal challenge. When your student completes the challenge, you will print out this certificate and fill in their name and goal achieved!
(Certificate is created to print landscape, so if possible, please select landscape rather than portrait.)
We would suggest that each student find a starting point by testing your current ability level. For example, if you choose burpees as your challenge, you might set a timer for five minutes, and see how many burpees you can complete in that time. If a student completes 40 burpees in five minutes during their test round, a realistic goal for the CTK Champion Challenge might be to complete 55 burpees in five minutes.
On September 30th, the day of our CTK Champion Challenge, we will cheer each other on (virtually) as each of you complete your final challenge. We can’t wait to see the creative goals you come up with, and the amazing progress you will make in your physical fitness!
As with any workout, fitness challenge or jog-a-thon, it is very important to warm up properly so our body is ready for the challenge. Here we have provided a warmup video the kids can follow along as they practice toward their goal and the day of the actual challenge.
Please visit this link to get started.
And for a little more motivation, check out all the amazing training going on out there! These kids are working hard!!
Training video 1: video.mov
Training video 2: video-2.mov
Motivational video with Coach Doc: coach_doc’s_motivational_video.mp4
Examples of Goals for Younger Grades
Set up your own obstacle course at home and complete it 10 times
Complete 100 jumping jacks
Hula hoop for 5 minutes
Dribble or bounce a ball 100 times
Run to the end of your street and back 5 times (with a parent)
Hike, bike, or walk with your family
Examples of Goals for Upper Grades
Burpees
Pushups
Pull-ups
Walking lunges
Squats
Hold a plank for a set amount of time
A combination of two or more of the exercises above (create your own workout)
Challenge your distance for a run, walk, hike or bike ride
Choreographing and performing a challenging dance routine
Yoga – set a goal to increase your flexibility
(Certificate is created to print landscape, so if possible, please select landscape rather than portrait.)
We would suggest that each student find a starting point by testing your current ability level. For example, if you choose burpees as your challenge, you might set a timer for five minutes, and see how many burpees you can complete in that time. If a student completes 40 burpees in five minutes during their test round, a realistic goal for the CTK Champion Challenge might be to complete 55 burpees in five minutes.
On September 30th, the day of our CTK Champion Challenge, we will cheer each other on (virtually) as each of you complete your final challenge. We can’t wait to see the creative goals you come up with, and the amazing progress you will make in your physical fitness!
As with any workout, fitness challenge or jog-a-thon, it is very important to warm up properly so our body is ready for the challenge. Here we have provided a warmup video the kids can follow along as they practice toward their goal and the day of the actual challenge.
Please visit this link to get started.
And for a little more motivation, check out all the amazing training going on out there! These kids are working hard!!
Training video 1: video.mov
Training video 2: video-2.mov
Motivational video with Coach Doc: coach_doc’s_motivational_video.mp4
Examples of Goals for Younger Grades
Set up your own obstacle course at home and complete it 10 times
Complete 100 jumping jacks
Hula hoop for 5 minutes
Dribble or bounce a ball 100 times
Run to the end of your street and back 5 times (with a parent)
Hike, bike, or walk with your family
Examples of Goals for Upper Grades
Burpees
Pushups
Pull-ups
Walking lunges
Squats
Hold a plank for a set amount of time
A combination of two or more of the exercises above (create your own workout)
Challenge your distance for a run, walk, hike or bike ride
Choreographing and performing a challenging dance routine
Yoga – set a goal to increase your flexibility