Welcome to Safari Run, San Mateo, CA

Fitness that feels like play.

Kids ages 5-14 build agility, balance, and strength through games, fun drills, and the play structure. Grown-ups get their own sweat sessions too.

Classes are on a break and will be back soon.

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Kids smiling on stability balls in a fitness class on the track at Safari Run
Who's coming?

Kids or grown-ups?

Ten-week seasonal sessions for the little athletes. Grown-ups get to sweat it out too. Pick your side.

Ages 5-14

Classes for kids

Ten-week seasonal sessions. Movement, play, and a little nutrition on the side.

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Grown-ups too

Classes for adults

Movement classes made for parents who need to move too. Sweat it out on your own terms.

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Fitness Details

Built around how kids actually move.

Three age groups, each with their own coach, structure, and pace. Classes meet weekly during the school-year session and run for ten weeks at a time.

Age 5–7

Building agility, coordination, and strength through play-based movement.

Age 8–14

Endurance, speed, strength, and teamwork. Structured drills with playful breaks.

Adults

Full-body conditioning while the kids play. Same energy, your level.

Common questions

Fitness classes

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Yes. We find it to be a better learning experience for the children if put in a class with children their own age.
The teacher is a certified fitness instructor that is experienced with teaching children in a fitness class setting. This person is enthusiastic, fun, active, able to teach health, and able to adapt to change. Our goal is for them to encourage kids to have fun, integrate kids' fitness into play time, increase motivation, and improve self-esteem in a dynamic and enjoyable way.
Typically we keep each child with their own age group, since the classes are built around what that age is ready for. If you think a different group would suit your child better, call and talk it through with one of our fitness coaches at (650) 342-1977 and they will help you find the right fit.
Yes, if you have 15 or more children we can set up a day and time that works best for you as long as we have the availability. We hold our fitness classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
A good pair of tennis shoes and socks. You can also bring a water bottle (optional); we have a filtered drinking fountain. Bring your pocket workbook each week to class - participants receive their workbook on the 2nd day of class.
Each class combines a fitness skill, a nutrition topic, and a character lesson. See the weekly topics section above for the full curriculum.
Each age group works on movement, skill, and content at a level appropriate for their development. See the age-group chooser above for what's taught at each level.
Unfortunately we do not have any make-up days.
Every week the teacher writes an email to all the parents about what their child has learned in class that week to help reinforce the lesson.
If we do not have at least 7 children signed up for a class it can/will be cancelled. If we cancel a class, you will receive a refund for the remaining classes.
There are 3 sessions during the school year, fall, winter, and spring. Each session has 10 classes, one per week.
1 hour long.
Yes. We have Tuesday and Thursday classes.
Fitness classes are on a break right now and will be back soon. When they run, we hold classes every Tuesday and Thursday in the fall, winter, and spring. We do not have fitness in the summer due to our camps.
Spotlessly clean. Wildly fun. Made for families.