Benefits and Risks of Kids Running...

Medical experts agree that children who are active are healthier than those who are sedentary. Many school systems no longer have the same amount of time for Physical Education and recess, but this doesn’t mean your child can’t be active at home. Some adults choose to run to keep active. With kids, there are benefits and risks of running if that’s what they choose to do. Adults who run are usually very...

How to Inspire Kids to Embrace Exercise...

As a parent, you want what’s best for your children. You want them to be healthy and happy. One way to ensure they’re healthy is to inspire them to embrace exercise. If they learn to love to exercise as a child, they’ll be more likely to continue into adulthood. Very young children seem to be a ball of perpetual motion. However, the older they get the less likely they are to stay active. Part of the reason...

Five Relaxation Ideas for Busy Moms...

Parents can be busy, especially if they have more than one child. One child may play a sport, another may play in the band, and another may be involved in scouting. Parents may feel like nothing more than a glorified cab driver. These five relaxing ideas for busy parents will help for those times when they actually have no running to do. Read a book How long has it been since you?ve curled up with a good book? Set aside...

Motivating Preschoolers to Be Active...

Many preschoolers are active from the time they get up until the time their head hits the pillow at night. Perhaps you don’t have trouble motivating preschoolers to be active, but are they moving at an appropriate level? Will their movement help build their body or are they merely whirling dervishes? By motivating preschoolers to be active when they’re young, you may be able to encourage a love of fitness that can...

Fun ways to Get You Moving – Hula Hoop and J...

With cut-backs in education budgets, one of the areas to suffer is allowing children to have recess during the school day. You know how being physically active can help you feel better, look better, concentrate more, and be healthier than leading a sedentary life. The same is true for your children. Use hula hoops and jump ropes as a fun way to get you and your children moving at home. Unstructured recess may be a thing of...

Summer is Here Get Off the Couch and Get Moving...

Winter’s blues are vanishing with each and every sunny day. Before long, spring will be a thing of the past and summer will be in full swing. It’s time to get off the couch, get moving, and enjoy the long-awaited warmer weather and sunshine. It’s quite possible that you’ve been sedentary during the winter months. How can you get back to being active and still avoid injury? These hints will help you get...

Keep Your Teenager Fitness Motivated...

Not too many years ago you could expect children and teens to get exercise during gym class at school as well as spending time outdoors playing or riding bicycles. However, with the popularity of televisions, computers, and gaming systems, children and teens are spending less time in physical activity and more time being sedentary. Your goal is to keep your teenager fitness motivated as they grow. Everyone knows the...

Overweight Teenagers – How to Get Them Movin...

There has been so much in the news and on television about how many people are obese in the United States and around the world. What’s even more alarming than the adult rate of obesity is the number of overweight teenagers. Here are some ideas of how to deal with overweight teenagers and how to get them moving. If you have an overweight teenager, you might want to consider your entire family. Is there a pattern of being...