02 March 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Tuesday Trainer: Make Sure Your Kids Are Hydrated

Spring is around the corner – and so are spring and summer sports leagues. As you and your family head to the court or sports field, make sure that you are all well hydrated as the weather heats up.
Our bodies need water to function properly. If we are active, we want are bodies [...]

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01 March 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Keeping Those Grandkids Active Outdoors

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 [...]

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26 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Healthy Snack Options For You And Your Kids

Super Mom Kim Obermeyer came to fill us in on some great healthy options for us and our kids on the go. Watch this video for some of the highlights.
We’ve tasted all of the foods she brought and we like almost all of them, which is a miracle because I’m usually one of those [...]

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24 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Wednesday Workout: Yoga For The Family

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 [...]

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19 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Friday Family Fun

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 [...]

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18 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Eating Well: Nutritious and Convenient Snacks for Everyone!

Take a step towards improved wellness for you and your kids!
Saturday, February 20th at 9:00am
Please mark your calendars and be sure to join us for our next in-store monthly seminar.
“Super-Mom” Kim Obermeyer will share lots of great information and tips on healthier, more nutritious eating, including:

Most recent facts and figures about the health of our [...]

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10 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Wednesday Workout: Different Types Of Tag

Remember the days when you played tag with your friends? The screaming, yelling, hysterical laughing when someone was chasing you. The out of breath experience while you standing at base. You were exercising and having a blast!
Now that we are adults doesn’t mean we can’t relive that experience. Grab your kids [...]

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09 February 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Tuesday Trainer: Those Rainy Indoor Days

Cold? Rainy? Stir crazy? Well, your kids are probably too. We often think that to be active we have to go outside, go the park, go kick the ball, or go throw passes. Well, in the winter, it’s easy to get in a rut of inactivity because the weather is bad and [...]

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21 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Free Running Session This Saturday!

Young Guns Running Group will periodically have free running sessions on Saturdays. This Saturday, January 23rd is our first free session!
This Saturday, we will meet at the O Henry Middle School track (2610 W 10th ST) from 9 to 10 am.
All are welcome to attend this workout.
Visit http://www.younggunsrun.com/saturday-workout.html to see how [...]

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18 December 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Patrick Evoe Joins 1379 at Cross Country Run

Patrick Evoe is a local professional triathlete sponsored by Little Caesar’s pizza who joined 1379 to celebrate this year’s Austin Area Physical Education and Recreation (AAPER) cross country run for elementary and middle school kids.
Patrick has competed in several Ironman and sprint triathlons finishing in the top ten in several.
Check out more about him, his [...]

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