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Checkers Fitness

10 to 45 minAges 7+Printed PDF

How to play

A 45-minute team board game played on a checkers board. Teams move markers one space at a time, do the exercise for each colour they land on and run between moves, racing to get all three markers across.

  1. Split the class into four even teams, each with three markers (coins work) in a corner of the board.
  2. On go, each team moves one marker one space and does the exercise for that circle's colour.
  3. Set reps by fitness level: 10 for beginners, 20 for intermediate, 30 for advanced.
  4. After each exercise the whole team runs 100 metres, then plans its next move. No jumping and one marker per spot.
  5. A team landing on the middle circle draws a punishment card and gives it to another team.
  6. The first team to get all three markers to the opposite corner wins.

You need: Printed checkers board, Three markers per team, such as coins, Punishment cards, Kettlebells and slam balls (optional; a bodyweight version is included)

At a glance

Category
Board games, Team challenges
Ages
Ages 7+
Time
10 to 45 min
Equipment
Printed PDF
Good for
Fitness

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