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Exercise A Way To Engage

Happy Rocks supports Autism Awareness and Education

Tips for getting started - When teaching an autistic child, a new exercise, it’s important to do so in a calm and supportive environment. Use positive reinforcement such as “You’re doing a great job!” Also use verbal or hands-on cues to help guide them through the movements and decrease the chances of them getting frustrated and upset. Encourage them to have faith in their abilities.

Watch these videos we put together at the end of this section to help get you started.

Engage In The Enviroment

Exercise A Way To Engage

For kids with autism, studies show that vigorous activity for more than 20 minutes can help decrease stereotypical behaviors, hyperactivity, and aggression. Exercise not only helps children with autism better engage in the environment, but it also helps promote weight loss, increases coordination, strength, endurance, body awareness and leads to better overall health and wellness.

If 20 minutes is too long to capture their participation break it up throughout the day with different types of movement... soon it will become part of a routine for them.

Rockin Happy Rocks supports wellness for autism

On day one, try to walk or run a short distance once or twice and call it a day. Later take short walk-up hills and make it a challenge to see who can be the first one to reach the top.

End on a high note -start collecting our Rockin Happy Rocks to "Rock-a-Smile" as encouragement for them and showing your support for Autism Awareness and Education.

Rockin Happy Rocks our rocks support Autism Wellness

With so many parks that have obstacle courses there's no need to go to a gym. If you child does not like the commotion of too many people around them, go during dinner time or during the middle of the day or the middle of the week.

Motivating an autistic child to exercise

Autism Fitness Activities for Children with Autism to do in the Classroom

Teaching children with autism exercise may best be done in a classroom before you head to the gym. These techniques can also be something you can use at home.

NCHPAD (National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability) is the nation’s premier center in promoting the health and wellness of people with disability.

ways to motivate exercise

To introduce your child or students to exercise, you may need to find a motivator. In this video you will learn how books motivated Champion RJ to build his fitness!

Physical Education Routine for Children with Autism

Teaching children with autism in a physical education setting can be challenging. Coach Dave shares a station protocol that can help you and them achieve success.

Teaching Exercise and Sports

Movement First, Sport Second is the Exercise Connection motto. Many people with autism don’t like sports or want to be athletes, so teaching lifetime activities is essential.

15 YOGA POSES FOR BEGINNERS

Practicing yoga regularly is known to improve your physical, mental, and spiritual health as well as help calm the body for autistic children. Not only do these poses help you strengthen your muscles, but also improve your digestion, relieve back and neck pain, and stretch your hips, thighs and ankles.

These are all important factors in keeping autistic children fit and healthy. They are also great at relieving stress or built-up emotions. Start out slowly with a few of the different positions, then work them into a daily routine. (See below for a summary of which positions work the body differently).

MORE EXERCISE ACTIVITIES

Summary

The Downward-Facing Dog works, stretches, and strengthens your entire body.
The plank is actually one of the rare exercises that not only strengthen your core but also work your entire body.
The Upward Plank pose stretches your upper body, improves your balance, and strengthens your arms, legs, glutes, and core.
Tree pose strengthens and tones the calves, ankles, and inner thighs.
Warrior 1 also gives a good stretch to your chest, lungs, shoulders, hips, thighs, and the list goes on.
Warrior 2 stretches your hips and inner thighs while improving your balance tenfold. It can also help improve digestion and relieve backaches.This particular pose is designed to target the sides of the torso and strengthen the legs, hips, hamstrings, calves, shoulders, chest, and spine. This pose is awesome for stretching your lower and upper back as well as your hamstrings. It opens up the entire body, teaches you to breathe when you’re in an uncomfortable position, helps with headaches and anxiety, and reduces fatigue.
Bridge manages to stretch both the front and back of the body. It also improves blood circulation and digestion, helps relieve stress, and opens the lungs and thyroid.
Child's pose is the best resting pose for any stress and tension relief. It's also good to do it in-between difficult exercises to calm down your body and mind.
Cobra pose straightens your back and opens up your chest and shoulders. It also decreases stiffness in the lower back.
Bow pose is a miracle for stretching the whole front and back of your body, while additionally improving your posture and spinal flexibility.
Boat pose is a huge stress reliever. It also improves digestion, stimulates the kidneys, thyroid, and intestines, and strengthens the thighs and lower back.
Fish pose strengthens your hamstrings and lower back. It also opens up your hips and rib cage.
Wind relieving pose helps improve your digestion and release toxic gas from your system.

WELLNESS- FITNESS AND EXERCISE FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN

Exercise A Way To Engage

Exercise A Way To Engage

Exercise A Way To Engage

Engage In The Enviroment

Exercise A Way To Engage

Exercise A Way To Engage

Motivating an autistic child to exercise

Autism Fitness Activities for Children with Autism to do in the Classroom

ways to motivate exercise

Physical Education Routine for Children with Autism

Teaching Exercise and Sports

15 YOGA POSES FOR BEGINNERS

Yoga has many physical and mental health benefits

Summary

WELLNESS- FITNESS AND EXERCISE FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN

Exercise A Way To Engage

Exercise A Way To Engage

Exercise A Way To Engage

Engage In The Enviroment

Exercise A Way To Engage

Exercise A Way To Engage

Motivating an autistic child to exercise

Autism Fitness Activities for Children with Autism to do in the Classroom

ways to motivate exercise

Physical Education Routine for Children with Autism

Teaching Exercise and Sports

15 YOGA POSES FOR BEGINNERS

Yoga has many physical and mental health benefits

Summary

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