During 2020 the Coronavirus hit the world and disrupted the way people live across the world. One of the areas impacted was kids going to school and how they exercised in and out of school. Many schools had to be moved to virtual settings with no access to physical education. Even when schools opened up social distancing and virus precautions were put in place that severely handicapped exercise and physical education in schools.
The website GymClassDad was started by the author of the site pen named Gym Class Dad. Gym Class Dad’s family included a 7-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy. Gym Class Dad’s family was fortunate enough to support his children staying home during the pandemic while they attended public school class in a virtual set up. Immediately it was identified that in addition to mental stimulation his kids needed the physical stimulation that was missing from the regular P.E. classes and recesses found in a normal day at school.
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Gym Class Dad took it upon himself to train his kids’ physical education so that they would become fitter and have a foundation in health and fitness that they will carry with them throughout their entire life. This site hopes to gather the information learned as we do gym class at home. On the site, I will share with you what I’ve learned about different physical education topics for kids and how they’ve responded to learning and the coaching I’ve provided. The site focuses on the categories of strength, endurance, flexibility, self-defense, games, gear, and other topics that come up.
Thank you for checking out the site and I hope you continue to take this journey with us!