5 Tips to Keep Kids Active

5 Tips to Keep Kids Active

Kids have A LOT of energy, as any parent of a child from the age of 6 to 12 knows. And there is a reason for this. Children need to exercise. It is a crucial part of their growth and development. These days, young people rarely get all the wonderful and varied...
4 Indoor Sensory Activities for the Soul

4 Indoor Sensory Activities for the Soul

When it is so cold and snowy outside, do you ever find yourself not wanting to leave your home? Does it feel like you have been cooped up for days? Are you and your family starting to get cabin fever? Are your kids starting to get their hands on things that they...
Fun Workouts for Kids at Home

Fun Workouts for Kids at Home

  We want to share some workouts for kids at home that will keep them occupied and engaged on those days when they’re cooped up inside.   Best of all, the workouts are so much fun kids won’t even know they’re working out and are actually gaining powerful...
Ask a Trainer: Getting Gamers to Move

Ask a Trainer: Getting Gamers to Move

My son could literally play video games from morning to night if allowed. How can I inspire a non-athletic pre-teen to get up and move. Also, how often should he get up?   It’s very common for pre-teens to be infatuated with the computer screen. In fact, this was...
Don’t Sweat It—Why Sweating is a Fitness Myth for Kids

Don’t Sweat It—Why Sweating is a Fitness Myth for Kids

Some parents ask me to push their kids further so they sweat and “get a good workout”. Unfortunately, this exercise-to-exhaustion myth hasn’t gone the way of weight-lifting belts and “no pain, no gain’. Sweating is a fitness myth for kids.  ...