Inner superhero is a campaign to improve confidence and participation of physical activity within families. Being active shouldn't be a burden but something fun to explore as a family.
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We really believe that realising your inner superhero is an important thing for both adult and child alike. For parents it's recognising that what you do everyday is a superhero act, to raise a family and balance life, that takes power!
For children, inner superhero is a way of connecting with our children's imagination to teach them the importance of physical activity to become mighty, both physically and mentally.
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Sometimes we can feel a bit daunted by the thought of physical activity but we want to make it fun. We encourage family participation in active games. Just put on your inner superhero mask and feel powerful!
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Over a quarter of the households in Cardiff (thats over 41,000) are deemed to be living in poverty.
Young people living in poverty who are less active often have parents or guardians who are completely inactive.
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Physically active parents will encourage physically active children.
There's an 11% participation gap in sport between the least deprived and most deprived children in Cardiff.
Some households living in poverty have as little as £2.55 per week to spend on recreational activities.
Financial stress can lead to lack of emotional engagement within households.
We can massively benefit our health simply by changing our daily routine. We don't have to brave being a member at a gym or pay pricey fees for weekly classes to stay fit. Just by using a few household items we can create a fun and easy ways to get active as a family.
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There are some fun family engaging activities below and way more on our youtube channel. Just click the button below to see more!
Using some bottles from around the house, set up 2 tracks don't forget to leave enough room for weaving. Then, put two boxes either end of the tracks containing balls, toys or anything else that's light and can be carried by all the family. The aim of the game is to be the quickest person to get all the objects from one box to the other.
On your marks. Get set. GO!
Using towels tied around the players shoulders, the aim of the game is to pull off your opponents cape before they reach their headquarters. Best out of 3 works well. The headquarters can be anywhere within the same room or around your house. Just make sure you've moved any valuables out the way.
On your marks. Get set. GO!
Using household items such as boxes, cans, the washing basket, set up an obstacle course in your living room or garden. The courses work best with items to jump over, crawl under and run around. The aim of this game is to complete the course the fastest. If you touch any of the obstacles you get a 5 second penalty!
On your marks. Get set. GO!
