Fitness Buddies Activities

Tag and Run

Working in pairs, one team attempts to tag another team before their members cross into their safe zone.

Fitness Team Tornado

One team attempts to tag members of another team before they cross into their safe zone. If one partner is tagged, both buddies work together as taggers to catch others.

Follow The Leader Activity

Older fitness buddies work in pairs or small groups to create a 5–10 minute routine of on-the-spot physical activities that they lead for their younger buddy.

Field Ambassadors

Older fitness buddies learn a variety of unique co-operative games and take turns leading younger students while in activity areas.

Noon Hour Intramurals

Older students organize and implement noon hour activities involving unique, new, or fun co-operative games for younger students.

Hares and Chasers Fitness Buddy Tag

One team attempts to tag members of another team before they cross into their safe zone.

Lucky Draw Fitness Buddy Relay

One student leader draws a card and fitness buddies work together to perform an on-the-spot physical activity for a number of repetitions as identified by the face value of the card.

Mini Soccer Tournament

Student leaders organize and implement a noon hour soccer tournament.

Fitness Buddy War

Fitness buddies attempt to win all of their partner’s cards.