Exercise for autism - the home mini-CrossFit program

A few weeks ago I posted about amandated 300 calorie a day weight stabilization program for #1. I also mentioned there ' s a different program for #2. There ' s no mandate for his program -- it ' s something he and I put together. He dislikes exercise but feels it his duty to do it.The program has 3 events each week that we do together:- Depending on season either a 1h singletrack mountain bike ride or a 1hMN Special Hockey event.- A few miles of walking or (depending on season) 2h family road bike ride or 1h outdoor ice skating loop*.- Home mini-CrossFitThe home mini-CrossFit is a highly scaled version of a standard CrossFit workout -- perhaps 1/3 of the intensity and effort. We have a COVID home gym so we have a good range of options. He does it with my wife and I; having Mom participate was key to building his confidence.After some experimentation we ' ve settled on a standard pattern. First the " WOD " (workout of the day) then the strength portion. The strength portion is standard power lifting, no Olympic lifts. We have a good set of dumbbells and a full rack and bar.The WOD follows a standard pattern. It has four different movements that vary widely (movements are chose to also be a warm up for the strength portion since he won ' t do a separate warmup). The duration is always 16 minutes and each movement is done within 1 minute (so each of the 4 movements has 4 reps) or 2 minutes (each of 4 movements has 2 reps). Movement number is set so he has roughly equal tim...
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