My head is spinning with so many fun sports and activities for the kids here in Austin now that the weather is so nice. I can’t pick just one to do. We have a ton of events and things going on for the week listed in one of this week’s blogs but for [...]
It’s Spring Break and if you are in Austin, you have things to do and see! Get your cooler packed with food and water. Have extra clothes and sandals for post-exploring comfort. Pack it all up the night before and don’t rush getting the family moving in the morning–it’s spring break. [...]
We struggle with this everyday. When my oldest was one-year-old, I ran into an old family friend who told me her daughter used to play volleyball but kind of got bullied by one of the girls and ended up quitting. Without the structure of volleyball practice, she said her daughter got all new [...]
It seems like everyone is working more hours and using the old “no-time-to-exercise” excuse more than ever. But what if you could actually work out at work?
You can do stretching, muscle-strengthening, and even short stints of aerobic exercises right at your desk (or maybe in a vacant conference room or stairwell). After all, doctors [...]
At 1379, we like to promote healthy, active family activities, so I have been trying to figure out how this grandmother can best contribute to the “active” part. While I am certainly willing to play soccer, baseball, basketball, volleyball…I find that I am just too slow and crickety to really be more than a [...]
My husband and I found a great park last week. It’s nothing new to the central Texas area but it was new to us. It’s called Commons Ford. To get there, take Bee Caves west to Cuernavaca. Take a right on Cuernavaca and a left at the first road which I [...]
Start with a few minutes of connecting with the breath. For example, encourage the children to pull the belly in on each inhale and push it out on each exhale, and then reverse the movements and push the belly out on the inhale and pull it in on the exhale.
Don’t ask children to hold poses [...]
Mike and I started a tradition about a year ago that we always try to get the whole family together on Friday nights for Family Fun Night. Our original rationale was that if we can get our kids used to it now, then maybe when they’re fifteen they’ll feel this overwhelming familial guilt if they [...]
It’s a nice day at the park and your kiddos are running around and you are sitting on the bench. I don’t think so. This is the perfect time for you to get your workout in. Let’s face it. Getting to the gym isn’t always possible and so a little resourcefulness can go [...]
For any parents that are having a hard time getting out with their kids this summer, keep in mind that there are ways to get out. Remember when Gore-Tex was a specialty item? When your soccer jersey from the YMCA, some cut off jeans, and your hand-me-down sneakers were your only athletic gear? [...]
