Lindsay, A. and Heleman, N. 2026, Roll of the Dice Cardio, University of Nevada, Reno Extension

Materials Needed

  • 2 large foam dice-purchase or make your own (one of the dice could be multi-sided, i.e. 26-sided dice, for more cardio activities)
  • *Optional: instead of dice, use cardstock paper and have participants take turns choosing an activity card and a repetition card from a face-down pile

Set up:

  • Write different numbers of repetitions on each side of one of the dice/cardstock
  • Write different physical activities on each side of the other dice/cardstock

Examples might include:

  • Jumping jacks
  • Burpees
  • Knee lifts
  • Arm circles
  • Toe raises
  • Butt kicks
  • Squat jumps
  • Lateral shuffle
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Instructions:

  • Gather participants in a circle
  • Take turns throwing the numbered dice and the activity dice
  • Perform the activity written on the dice. Use the numbered dice to determine how many times that activity will be done
  • Repeat until all activities have been done at least once

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