Kids love to run but that doesn’t necessarily mean they love to train. Here are some fun running games for kids that will sneak some training into their play time. Duck, Duck, Goose You remember this one from your childhood. While this fun kids workout is really considered a game, it is also probably the [...]
Here is our list: ride bikes roller blade basketball play board games make a tent out of blankets squirt with hoses run through the sprinkler jump rope read books blow bubbles make homemade play dough play with play dough press flowers do crafts with pressed flowers write a letter to a relative, friend or pen [...]
More than two-thirds of Texas schoolchildren flunked the state’s physical fitness test this year, a troubling trend that doctors worry could get worse with the Legislature loosening the requirements for high school gym class. The bright spot among the newly released state data involves elementary and middle school students, who met the healthy benchmarks at [...]
Ultimately your child’s activity level is up to them. However, you can encourage them to get enough exercise easily. It just takes making a few changes to see a real difference. Your Activity: Children are going to be influenced by the adults around them. That’s why it’s so important that you set a good example. [...]
Who says family workouts have to be boring? Get together as a family and do something that you love to stay healthy. Exercise is beneficial for everyone no matter what your age. But, sometimes just the word makes you want to hide. Keeping fit doesn’t have to seem like work if you do it with [...]
Beginners Running Program Tip #1: Distance, Not Speed Running is a serious sport that involves certain well-trained core techniques like any other sport. Just because there aren’t balls or bats or special gloves or all that much equipment involved doesn’t make running any less of a particular sport that requires certain built-up ability before you [...]
With all the T.V. shows, computer programs, and video games available now, it’s hard to get kids up and moving anymore. That’s one big reason why childhood obesity is becoming more and more prevalent. Getting your child in shape doesn’t have to be a fight; you just have to find activities they enjoy that are [...]
