3. Swipe and swap for core stability

• Sit on the floor, hands facing forwards behind the body.
• Place a pile of objects at one side.
• Use the feet to pick up the objects and move them to the other side.
• Once all the objects have been moved, try moving them back to where they started.

• Bean bags
• Scrunched up t-shirt
• Soft toy
• Kitchen roll tube

• Avoid heavy objects
• Use correct posture

• Place objects to front of body.
• Pick up and release without moving from side to side.
• Use hands instead of feet.

• Try it with hands off the floor
• Play against the clock

This game will help to develop a strong core, helping with posture and movement.

The following questions can help riders develop the knowledge, understanding and skills of cycling. Great for use in the home or at school!

Thinking Me

How can you use your body to move the objects even faster?

Social Me

What can you do to let others know you've finished?

Healthy Me

Which part of this game makes you feel good and why?

Physical Me

Is it harder to use your feet or hands? Why?

Creative Me

What music could you use with this game?

• Think about sitting or stand tall every day to help your core.
• While sitting can you take your socks off using just your feet?

Pass the objects from side to side with a partner.

Pass all the objects along a chain of players.

Use more than one group and make this a race.

Create a challenge:
Which pair or team can move all their objects first?

...move objects from side to side across my body

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