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Active Parents, Active Kids
All parents want their kids to be healthy and happy. Physical activity especially when combined with sound nutrition, is an important component of a healthy lifestyle...
Change 4 Life: Helping Families Stay Fit
Change 4 Life is the Government’s scheme to help families get fit and stay healthy – together. Rather than having children isolated in their...
Does Sport Have to Be Expensive?
These days, everything seems to be expensive, from the gym membership or admission fees to the clothes and kit, and parents might be wary of encouraging children and...
Encouraging Schools to Incorporate Play
Kids today are far more sedentary than those of generations past and this inactive lifestyle is taking a toll on their health. In their free time...
Exercise in Pregnancy
Exercising in pregnancy is just as important as exercising at any other time. Exercise can increase energy, is good for muscle tone, and improves strength and...
Fit Families and Water Sports
Summer is the time to get out into the water – water sports are a great way to get exercise and keep cool all at the same time, and to keep fit as a whole family....
Fun Exercise Facts: How Do We Compare to Animals?
Every year, humans break new sporting records, going higher, faster, deeper or longer. However thoroughly these records are broken, animals will...
Fun Exercise Facts: How Far is It?
Ever wondered how far it would be to swim the channel or how many jumps would take you to the moon?
Swimming
Want to swim the channel but don’t want to...
Fun Facts: What Does Exercise Do to Us?
It’s good to exercise – experts recommend that children should get 60 to 90 minutes activity every day, and even children with problems such as...
Great Gifts for Active Kids & Teens
As gift giving occasions arise many parents and grandparents have a difficult time trying to choose presents that they feel good about giving to the kids in their lives....
Healthy Family Fun
Families spend a great deal of time together and it is up to parents to determine just how that time is spent. Since it is so important for children to develop healthy...
How to Engage Children in Dance
Dance for children may conjure up images of little girls in pink leotards and expensive class fees, but dance is for everyone and it doesn’t have to be expensive....
Little Things That Add Up
All kids from toddlers to teens need daily exercise. In an ideal world, kids would have blocks of time planned into their days for running, stretching, climbing,...
Making Time for Fitness
We all get 24 hours in every day. No matter what our occupation gender, age, or lot in life, we get 24 hours each and every day. What we do with those hours, of course,...
Pets as Exercise Partners
Most kids will at one time or another beg their parents for a pet. Choosing to add a cat, dog, or other animal to the family requires careful consideration since pets...
Summer Exercise for Families
As the weather gets better, summer is a great time for exercise, and an ideal way for families to spend some time together.
Swimming
Swimming is an all...
Tips for Raising Active Teens
One of the most important components to living a healthy life is to be physically active. Parents know this and want to teach their kids to live active lifestyles but...
Trampolines
In order to be fit and healthy kids need exercise. The problem is, if they don’t find exercise to be fun children aren’t likely to continue it. Many parents have found...
