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. 2020 Jun 26;8:407. doi: 10.3389/fped.2020.00407
Ranking Name of the game Ability How to play Duration Frequency
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
1 Active breaks Metabolism enhancement Choose an exercise or a combination and do it non-stop 2–3 min Every hour
2 Clean-up race Agility and coordination Set a timer or put on a song to see who can put the room to rights fastest, or clean the kitchen Fastest! Once a day
3 Play with pets Aerobic training Walk, run, jump, and play with balls with pets 20 min Two or three times a day
4 Balloon games Metabolism enhancement Play with a balloon in a different way 30 min Four times a week
5 Musical party Aerobic training Play music and dance or imitate “stars” on TV 30 min Two times a week
6 Animal races Coordination and resistance Move like an animal (frog, crayfish, penguin, snake, etc.) 20 min Four times a week
7 Obstacle course Agility and coordination Create an obstacle course with furniture in your apartment or outside. 30 min Three times a week
8 Tape game Coordination and resistance Create shapes on the floor with tape and give instruction to complete a path. 30 min Two times a week
9 Follow the leader Metabolism enhancement Focus on a sport, an activity, or an action. Imitate a person who has the leader role. Can also be played in video chat. 30 min Two times a week
10 Exergames Mixed Play active videogames An hour Three times a week
1) Choose a few simple exercises: Walk on the spot, stretch arms and legs out to the side like a starfish while jumping, return arms to sides and legs to center on landing, circle arms, etc.
2) Parents' satisfaction: Children could help parents in the housework as an active play activity.
3) Play with pets: Walk or run in the house or outside, creating small paths.
4) Balloon games: Alone or with parents, children could throw the balloon at a wall, bounce it over their head, dribble it on a chair or table, hit it up in the air but do not let it touch the ground, place it between their knees and waddle across the room without dropping it.
5) Musical party: Sing and dance imitating a video on the internet.
6) Animal races: Children walk, hop, or crawl in the styles of various animals.
7) Obstacle course: Create an obstacle course with furniture in an apartment or outside. Some tools could be added: hula hoops to jump through, a line of tape to balance on, a table to crawl under, a blanket over two chairs to crab-walk through, etc.
8) Tape game: Parents use tape to lay a variety of shapes, letters, and/or numbers on the floor and prepare instructions to follow, e.g., “bear crawl to the square,” “hop like a frog to the T,” or “run to the rectangle.”
9) Follow the leader: Stand face to face, about a foot apart, and have the child attempt to copy all your movements, reach up and stretch to the sky, do 10 jumping jacks, act like a monkey, etc.
10) Exergames: Use technology that uses interactive games to increase exercise behavior by requiring the players to physically interact with onscreen avatars through a variety of body movements while providing players the opportunity of being physically active and promoting their overall health.