Now that you’ve started school, a good way to meet new kids in your class is to invite them to be on your team for the Zilker Relays. Each leg of the relay is only 1/2 mile and they can walk, run, skip, or crawl. And you can run alongside them. The kid relay is [...]
No time (or desire) to visit Schlitterbahn before school starts? Take your kids to the Lakeway Swim Center. The pool is great for elementary school aged kids and younger. It has foam lily pads to walk across, a frog that’s a slide, gradual entry with fountains, and two big water slides. Outside the fence is [...]
Football season is quickly approaching. It’s time to get your kids in gear for a successful and fun season. And guess what, we’ve got what you are looking for. Here are some must-haves to suit up your future pro athletes. Nike Land Shark Legacy Football Cleats Under Armour Hammer III Football Cleats Under Armour HEAT [...]
President Obama is trying to get moms back in school. Dentists don’t want you to know the simple secret for getting your teeth white. Personal Trainers all over Austin (and there are lots of them) don’t want you to know the best fitness secret ever. Luckily for you, 1379sports.com has cracked the code for fitness [...]
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 [...]
Can the weather get any better than it has been the last couple of days? I don’t think so!! The breeze has been steady and the temperatures have hovered in the 80’s. I will be the first to tell you that I am a “sweater” and when the calendar turns to late April and May, [...]
If laughing and exercising are on your list of things to do this weekend, play a baseball game! Kids and adults can all play together when you change a few of the rules. First, use a big plastic bat and whiffle balls. Don’t count strikes for the little ones and pitch until they hit it. [...]
May First has traditionally been known as “May Day”. When I was a kid we would pick, buy or make flowers out of paper. We’d construct a cone using construction paper, decorate it and tape on a handle. We’d hang it on a neighbor’s front door, ring the bell and RUN! Why not try this [...]
Making exercise a priority is a challenge for everyone. And for parents it can be especially difficult to find time to workout. When summer arrives it can be even more tricky with kids home from school and involved in extracurricular activities. But, finding time for regular physical activity is so important that it should be [...]
I know this might bring you back to some scary days of polyester pants riding way too high and serious people with all their gear, but our family has the best time bowling. Yes, bowling!! Our youngest likes to watch all the action and hear the balls hit the pins and our other three can [...]
