Next Gen Strong | November 21, 2025
Happy Thanksgiving!
We are so thankful for the amazing community we have here at Strong! We hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday together filled with fun and plenty of turkey. Feel free to balance out your Thanksgiving dinners with some extra classes here at Strong—we’re always happy to have you!
A quick reminder; if you’re looking for some fun plans for your kids this Thanksgiving season, we’ll be hosting a mini camp on November 24th, 25th, and 26th this year—spots are limited, so sign up now!
Movement Highlight
Ninja Platforms
For our C days this programming block, we’ve been focusing on different floor obstacles like the ninja platforms! These obstacles require explosive power as well as excellent proprioception and stabilizing abilities to successfully jump and land on these platforms.
two-legged broad jumps
single-legged broad jumps
One of the best ways you can train for the ninja platforms at home is by completing two-legged broad jumps and single-legged broad jumps. With these exercises, focus on trying to jump as far as you can while successfully sticking the landing. Feel free to ask your youth coaches for tips in your next class if you have any questions about these exercises!
Coach’s Corner
Keep Your Plate Colorful!
Thanksgiving dinner is just around the corner, and with such an important (and huge!) meal ahead, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on some healthy eating habits.
For this Thanksgiving, try to focus on keeping your plate colorful! You can do this by making sure to add a variety of foods to your plate. The CDC recommends adding a hearty amount of fresh fruits and leafy greens to your plate to make sure you’re getting plenty of vitamins, minerals, and fiber in your diet. You don’t have to skip out on the pumpkin pie or cranberry sauce this season—just make sure you’re balancing your plate with other healthy choices!
STRONG Kid Challenge
Since we’ll be closed on November 27th and 28th, we wanted to provide you an easy at-home workout. We’d recommend doing this the morning of Thanksgiving—it’ll be sure to help build up an appetite for Thanksgiving dinner!
6-10 minute amrap
- 8 air squats
- 8 leg raises (done laying on the floor in “log” position)
- 8 shoulder taps (done in a plank position, 4 each arm)
- 20 high-knees in place (10 each leg)
Feel free to adjust this work out as needed; add more reps if you want it to be more challenging, or take a few reps off to make it more manageable. The big goal is to try to keep moving during the entire AMRAP, even if it’s at a slower speed. You can even split the AMRAP time in half! For example, you can do 4 minutes of continuous work, take a 1-minute rest period, and then continue working for the remaining 4 minutes. If you need help with tailoring this workout to fit your needs, shoot an email to Alexis@strong.fitness.
Thanks for reading this far! Again, we are beyond grateful to have you and your family as part of our community here. We look forward to having you back in class soon!
Happy Thanksgiving!
-The Youth Fitness Team
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