How to play
A race-track fitness game where teams climb 15 levels by solving riddles. Everyone works through a bodyweight exercise at their level, and the first team with the right answer moves up, so thinking and moving happen together.
- Set out 15 cones in a line or circle, 10 or 20 metres apart; level one is the start, level 15 the finish.
- Put students in pairs or small teams, all starting at level one doing squats.
- Read out an age-appropriate riddle; the first team with the correct answer moves up a level and starts that level's exercise.
- Teams that guess incorrectly run a short lap together, then rejoin the game.
- Levels 1 to 8: squats, sit ups, push ups, lunges, leg raises, shoulder taps, sumo squats, glute raises.
- Levels 9 to 15: commandos, squat jumps, bicycle crunches, squat thrusters, wall sit, plank, burpees.
- Play for around 15 minutes. Scale the reps, holds, distances and time to suit your class; students can rest and rejoin whenever they need.
You need: 15 cones or markers, A list of age-appropriate riddles