Hawaii

LUAU FITNESS ROUTINE

Recently, one of my friends had a Hawaiian Luau.  This is a list of games that I performed at her party.  Get ready to hula and have some fun with luau fitness.

Native Dress

Materials: shirt, flip flop, flower leis, sunglasses, and hat for each team

Divide teams into equal groups. Have each of the players run to the dressing area and try on each of their Hawaiian attire. After the player has tried on the wardrobe, they take it all off, and go tag the next person in line. The team that finishes first wins.

Sea Limbo

Materials: limbo stick

Have kids play limbo while acting like different sea animals. For example, wiggle like a fish, walk like a crab, slide like an eel, etc.

MusicalBeach Towels or Mats
Materials: beach towels/mats

Tape/CD player with adjustable volume and Hawaiian music

This game is played like musical chairs. Lay out one less beach towel and/or beach mat than you have players/beach walkers. Have the beach walkers walk in a circle around the towels/mats while the music plays. After you turn the music off, the beach walkers must stand on the towel/mat. The beach walker who does not make it to a towel/mat must sit out until the next game. Remove another towel/mat and turn the music back on.  Keep repeating this until there is only one beach walker remaining.

Flamingos

Materials: squirt guns

This is a game of elimination. Two players should stand about five feet apart, back-to-back. Each challenger holds his raised foot behind him in one hand and a water pistol in the other hand. On the signal, each flamingo turns around and tries to make the other contestant lose his balance and drop his foot. The contestants may not touch each other, but are allowed to squirt the water pistols. The winner takes on the next challenger until there is only one player remaining

Around the Islands Basket Toss,

Materials: one basketball hoop or 5-gallon bucket, a ball (basketball or playground ball), paper cutouts in the shape of the Hawaiian Islands

Each player starts at one end of the Hawaiian Islands and takes a turn tossing the ball into the basket/bucket. If a player gets a basket, they get to move on to the next island and take another shot. If the player misses a basket, it is the next players turn. The first player to make it around all the islands wins!

Hula Hoopla

Materials: hula hoops

Hand two of the kids hula-hoops and see who can hula the longest. Then, pose the challenge to two other kids. Once everyone has had a chance, have the winners of the first round face off against each other and so on, until one kid is the victor. Have other winners by naming the students who were the most creative, hard working, daring, etc.

Enjoy some warm weather fitness any time of the year and do Luau Fitness Fun!