Family fun for indoors and outdoors: Six fitness games for young and old
Playing with the parents is the most fun and also promotes social and fair cooperation. Fitness games are a good balance to the stressful everyday life and exercise and sport are also very important for children. Whether indoors or outdoors, sport and fun can be perfectly combined. We’ll show you six fitness games for the whole family that are guaranteed to make you sweat and also inspire those of you who don’t like exercise.
Balancing family and sport is not always easy. Often the necessary motivation and time for meaningful training in everyday life is missing. So why not combine sport and fun? Playing together is fun and promotes social interaction. With fitness games, motivation comes all by itself in a playful way.
Cards and dice are anything but old-fashioned. The console and the tablet stay switched off today, because we are presenting one or the other classic, but also new board games that are fun for the whole family and get you fit in a playful way. The good thing is, you don’t need any extra equipment and the games can be played indoors or outdoors.
We tested six exciting fitness games that are not only for young and old, but also improve endurance and strength. Here are various tasks and exercises that will challenge the whole family!
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Toggle“Twisted”: Bounce elastically
Revive the simple yet ingenious fitness game
When it comes to the “ Twisted ” rubber twist, everyone thinks back to their school days. The well-known rubber twist classic offers many variations and play options and gets the whole family jumping.
The rubber twist not only promotes coordination and dexterity, it is also a lot of fun.
Instructions are included in the enclosed booklet, making it easy for newcomers to get started. A list of the game variations is deliberately omitted here so that there are no limits to creativity. Anything goes with “ Twisted ”. The ten basic jumps are explained quickly and easily on the first few pages, so you can get started right away.
The slightly wider band with a selected playing area length of three to four meters also allows difficult jumps and many variations.
” Twisted ” comes in a nice storage bag and is available in many different colors. The rubber band is washable and is lovingly, sustainably and regionally produced by the Lebenshilfe plant in Hagenow in northern Germany.
Players and Duration: There are no limits to creativity, the number of players or the length of the game. “Twisted” is recommended for ages 3 and up.
Conclusion: A classic for indoors and outdoors, for young and old. Because “ Twisted ” comes to you in a small linen bag and is washable, it is also a great companion when you are out and about and it also gets you moving.
“Survivor Challenge”: strategy and sweat
The strategy card game
The Survivor Challenge game is a handy strategy card game for every fitness level. With various challenges and fun action cards, you challenge friends and family in a sporty way – and get carried away. Thanks to four different levels of difficulty, everyone can take part – whether young or old, non-sports person or fitness freak. Players with different fitness levels can also compete against each other, you decide for yourself what you dare and what not.
With 18 different exercises using only your own body weight, you won’t be able to stop sweating, and with the various action cards, you’ll have a lot of fun. For example, ambition is required for cards such as: scapegoat, revenge, punishment and many more.
A little tip: The attached game instructions for Attack, Action and Challenge are a bit complicated. But don’t worry, you can find an easy-to-follow guide on YouTube .
Players and Duration: ” Survivor Challenge” is a fitness game for two to six players. Due to the different fitness levels, everyone can participate. At an advanced fitness level, players can play against each other for approximately 60-90 minutes.
Conclusion: The ” Survivor Challenge” is compact and can be used at home or outdoors without additional equipment. Thanks to the different fitness levels, everyone can play – winning isn’t made easy for anyone, tactics and strategy are also required thanks to varied and different challenges and the funny action cards.
Try it out – for example in a duel young against old, who will be the survivor ?
“Cubeletics”: To the dice, get set, go
Dice up your workout
The dice game for the active family or those who want to become one: “ Cubeletics ” offers you 216 different workout combinations for an effective and functional full-body workout that you can literally throw together. Whether in your own home, in the office or in the park – the cubes can be used anywhere, without additional training equipment.
With this dice game you can decide for yourself when and where you train and also how intensive the training is. The four included cubes each show exercises for strengthening the front, back and legs. The fourth die indicates the repetitions of the exercise. The exercises are explained briefly and clearly on the explanatory cards.
Players and duration: ” Cubeletics ” works alone, but also with friends or with the whole family. The number of players doesn’t matter. The workout can be re-rolled for any length of time, making it perfect for beginners of all ages.
Cubeletics ” consists of four cubes, 18 explanation cards and a handy transport bag.
Conclusion: Anyone who lacks the necessary fitness inspiration is in the right place at Cubeletics . Long instructions are not necessary here, as the dice and exercises are self-explanatory and easy to understand. The game can be used immediately anywhere and also offers beginners a solid full-body workout – whether alone or with the whole family. Since there are only a limited number of exercises and their combinations, at some point the desire for a new challenge may arise. Therefore, it is aimed more at beginners.
“Sport & Fun – Fun Fit”: No sweat, no gain
The board game with a fitness factor
Boring board games are a thing of the past. This community game for children and adults gets fit, trains memory and gets the whole family moving. The positive learning effect is inevitable with this active board game.
A dice and a pawn are moved clockwise to different activity fields and the respective fitness exercise is completed. Several levels of difficulty give each player a fair chance of winning. The aim of this game is to get nine pieces of the puzzle by completing various sporting exercises and thus to complete the fitness puzzle. The first to collect all the pieces of the puzzle wins.
Fun-Fit can be played both indoors and outdoors and will make you and your family sweat quite a bit. The fun is not neglected with the sometimes funny exercises.
Players and duration: The game is for two to four players, seven years and older. The duration of the game varies depending on the players.
. Included is a large game board, 36 puzzle pieces in four colors, 110 task cards and four different colored game pieces. There are also an hourglass and dice.
Conclusion: The whole family gets active with the Fun-Fit board game. Due to the different sequences of the exercises, the focus is not only on the movement, but also promotes memory and concentration. It can be played in the living room or in the garden when the weather is nice, but its size does not necessarily make it suitable for travel.
“Kubb”: The Chess of the Vikings
Team spirit is required here
The “Viking Chess” is a fitness game for skill: everyone can and wants to play this outdoor game! The aim of the kubb game is to first knock over the “servants” of the opposing team on the battlefield in order to finally face the king, the large wooden figure with the crown. A simple and easy-to-understand game that will delight young and old alike. By throwing and collecting the wood, everyone becomes active.
The wooden game includes a king, ten wooden figures, six throwing sticks and four delimitation sticks. Also included is a weatherproof carry bag and, of course, game instructions. So you can take your Viking chess with you anywhere and challenge the family at any time.
Players and duration: In “ Kubb ”, two to twelve players aged 8 and up compete against each other. Depending on the strength of the teams, a round of Viking chess lasts up to two hours.
Conclusion: “Kubb” brings variety to the next family gathering, is particularly suitable for the gardening season and is easy to understand. A good throw and skill are beneficial to face the opponents. Bending down to the sticks is inevitable and you keep moving. Grab your team and let the games begin!
“Twister”: Completely crazy mobility fun for young and old
Everyone probably knows ” Twister “. The game of skill for children and adults is not only a hit at children’s birthday parties. Whether with family or friends, inside or outside, with ” Twister ” there is a fun risk of knotting . This is where your sense of balance and mobility are put to the test.
The action game from the 1990s gives you the position of your hands and feet on the playmat using a turntable. But be careful, because if you touch the mat with your knee or elbow or even tip it over, you lose.
The game consists of a ” Twister ” mat, a turntable and instructions and invites you to new challenges. There are two new elements on the turntable: players can think up additional moves and make winning not that easy – but all the more fun. Skill and creativity help to win, because whoever is left at the end wins.
Players and duration: “ Twister ” is played with two to four people and is recommended for ages six and up. The duration of the action game varies depending on the balance and skill of the other players and can be repeated as often as you like.
Conclusion: “Twister” is a cult game and promotes mobility and fun. Contortions and funny poses are inevitable. The game is for everyone, easy to understand but not always easy to implement. With the new additional challenges, you and your loved ones can even get really creative. A classic that is far from out!