The FUNdamental Movement Ideas for the Early Years programme aims to improve levels of health and activity in young children. Exercises have been designed to develop children's basic skills of balance, co-ordination, rebound and speed, and provide the foundation for later sports involvement.
FUNdamentals caters for children from when they can first walk up to the age of six. The programme's exercises revolve around a cartoon character called Funky Cat and six members of his family, Springy, Stretchy, Steady, Speedy, Sporty and Swingy.
Dee Readhead, who co-developed FUNdamentals with Hilary Sommerville of the British Gymnastics Early Years Development Team, said, 'We started designing the programme about two years ago because we felt there was an urgent need to introduce pre-school children to movement. In today's society, too many children sit in front of the TV.
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