Recommended for nursery and kindergarten sports days! A collection of exercise songs to enjoy every day
The once-a-year sports day is a precious time to feel the children’s growth!
Here, we introduce recommended exercise songs for daycare and kindergarten sports days!
From warm-ups to tunes perfect for fun dances, we’ve gathered only bright, energizing songs.
Kids might feel nervous on the big day, but if they practice exercises to lively music beforehand, they should be able to relax!
We hope both children and adults create wonderful memories at sports day.
Let’s enjoy doing exercises together every day!
Recommended for nursery and kindergarten sports days! A collection of exercise songs you can enjoy every day (1–10)
PopopopoposeGReeeeN
Popopopopo Pose is a song GReeeeN wrote specially for the NHK educational program Inai Inai Baa!.
It’s an energetic, powerful track that just overflows with pep, and there’s even a video of popular E-TV characters like Wanwan, U-tan, and Yuki-chan dancing to it, which makes it easy to picture.
The choreography is based on the classic “rock-paper-scissors” hand shapes, so kids can get a good workout right to the tips of their hands and feet.
Songs sung by GReeeeN are easy for adults to get into as well, and the fact that kids can add their favorite poses is a point they’ll love!
Mischievous GymnasticsSuzuki Tsubasa, Ozawa Kazuto, Fukuda Ryuuzou
A lively exercise song is here to cheerfully loosen up kids’ minds and bodies as they get ready for Sports Day! Created by the trio of Tsubasa Suzuki, Kazuto Ozawa, and Ryuzo Fukuda, this piece turns the everyday life of energetic children into an approachable, gymnastics-style tune.
Included on the album “Fudan-zukai no Wanpaku!! & 0-1-2-sai Asobi Best,” released in February 2016, it’s widely used in daycare centers and kindergartens.
Set to a light, catchy rhythm, it encourages kids to naturally get moving—swinging their arms and legs wide, jumping, and more.
It’s perfect for warm-ups before Sports Day or for daily childcare activities.
Give this smile-filled exercise song a try—kids and adults alike can enjoy it together!
Super Energetic ExerciseSatō Hiromichi
A workout created by Hiromichi Sato—beloved as the 10th “Gymnastics Big Brother” on NHK’s Okaasan to Issho—in which he handled the lyrics, vocals, and choreography.
With his familiar voice and movements that engage the whole body, it offers outstanding reliability.
It features lots of animals like sparrows, monkeys, and lions, making it enjoyable even for young children.
Clear, easy-to-follow actions—like looking down to see ants and looking up to see a UFO—are the key points, and the routine is designed to fill you with energy.
Hero of the Sports DayShinzawa Toshihiko
This is the perfect song to liven up sports festivals at kindergartens and nursery schools.
The lyrics are memorable for making the children the stars of the show, and it’s a tune everyone can dance to with lots of energy.
Included on Toshihiko Shinzawa’s 2013 album “Toshihiko Shinzawa’s Sparkling Sports Day,” this track is so popular that many schools use it during the sports festival season.
With its bright, positive melody and rhythm, it’s a song that brings all participants together to have fun.
It seems great for various moments, such as warm-up exercises or during the parade.
It’s sure to make for a wonderful sports day filled with children’s smiles!
Ketcha-Mayo Exercisesnakayama kinnikun
Kids’ favorite ketchup and mayonnaise have turned into an exercise routine! How about Nakayama Kinnikun’s “Ketchu-Mayo Exercise”? The song features simple, food-themed workouts, with each move being comical and entertaining—you can almost hear the children bursting into laughter as they dance! If parents and teachers join in, smiles are guaranteed all around.
Released in October 2023, this track is a collaboration between Kewpie and Kagome.
The chorus has repeated movements, so have fun dancing in a playful and silly way!
Head over heels for the cosmosHanada Yuuichirou, Ono Atsuko
This song, themed around space, features a memorable wordplay that lines up the names of planets children explore and the colors of the rainbow in order.
It was broadcast with vocals by Yuichiro Hanada and Atsuko Ono as the “Song of the Month” for April 2020 on NHK E-TV’s Okaasan to Issho.
Created by Yujin Kitagawa of Yuzu, the piece is designed to naturally nurture children’s interest in nature and the universe.
It encourages kids to explore the world with a spirit of adventure and enjoy it with rich imagination.
The track is included on the album “Saishin Best: Uchuu ni Muchuu,” and is characterized by an upbeat, bright tempo that’s perfect for parachute (para-balloon) performances.
With lyrics that spark children’s curiosity and simple, easy-to-remember choreography, it’s ideal for group performances at sports days and school recitals.
La La La ExercisegaagaaS
It’s a simple song that kids can sing easily, and the exercise routine is sure to put you in a happy mood.
Part of a series by gaagaaS, a popular kids’ music unit known for children’s play songs, it lets you have fun dancing while still doing solid basic exercises—starting with deep breathing, then balancing, and rotating your body.
Another key point is that the lyrics are closely synced with the choreography, so even if you don’t remember the moves, listening to the song will pretty much tell you how to move your body.
Be sure to sing and dance with lots of energy!
Secret Ramen Exercisetakahashi akira
The Chinese-style sound and choreography make “Hiden Ramen Taiso” a lot of fun.
It’s a striking, classic number that’s popular at kindergartens and daycare centers nationwide.
Since it’s themed around everyone’s favorite ramen and the movements are generally slow and easy to follow, even very young children can dance along.
In addition to the unforgettable main choreography you’ll remember after just one viewing, it also provides solid exercises like twisting the body and stretching the back.
Don’t forget to nail the opening and closing poses, too!
Serious Ninja!hiromichi & tanizou
A fun exercise song, this track by Hiromichi & Tanizou is an energetic number that gets you moving as if you were a ninja.
The lyrics depict ninjas taking on various sports, sparking the imagination.
Released in 2016, the song was included on the 2017 album “Hiromichi & Tanizou’s Premium Sports Day!” It’s perfect for school sports festivals and everyday exercise time, designed to help kids enjoy moving their bodies.
Try dancing together with lively ninja-inspired moves! It’s sure to be a wonderful time filled with smiles.
Hatopoppo Exercisesakushi: Matsumoto Tamiko / sakkyoku: Hattori Tadashi
A warm and adorable exercise routine recommended even for infants.
It features familiar animals like pigeons and frogs, making it easy for little ones to picture.
Kids can spread their arms like wings as they become pigeons, or hop around as frogs—an activity that also nurtures their imagination.
Incorporating basic movements like squats, hopping on one foot, and marching, the choreography is full of cute motions that make small children look even more charming, and adults can enjoy it too in a relaxed, cheerful mood.