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A Career in Teaching Exercise to Children
Love exercise? Love kids? Ever thought about combining the two and making a career out of teaching exercise to kids?
With the i...
Activities for 6-8 Year Olds
As kids move into their school years their ability to understand and participate in a variety of games increases. Additionally, their capacity and desire to be helpful...
Activities for 9-11 Year Olds
Kids aged nine to eleven are on the verge of their teenage years and their physical development has reached a point when they are quite capable of participating in a...
Activity Recommendations for 5-12 Year Olds
Activity level is an important contributing factor to children's health although many kids today don't get nearly enough exercise. The benefits of...
Climbing Frames and Other Equipment
Children who are fortunate enough to have a climbing frame swingset or mini roundabout in their gardens have many opportunities for healthy, active play. Since kids need...
Dance and Musical Activity
Music has the ability to get even the stodgiest people to loosen up tapping their toes in rhythm in spite of themselves. For children, music is practically magical, with...
Fitness Programs and Personal Trainers for Kids
When it comes to exercise and fitness, children aren’t likely to think in terms of health, training, and weight loss like adults might, but...
Fun Facts: How Fast Can We Go?
Since records began, people have been trying to become faster, through better training and improved nutrition. Women’s records are slower than men’s because of...
Fun Gadgets to Encourage Exercise
Everyone knows why it’s good to exercise, but sometimes it’s hard to get up the enthusiasm. There are a number of gadgets that might keep the kids (and grown-ups)...
Gymnastics
While there are truly endless ways for kids to get the exercise that they need to stay fit and healthy gymnastics remains a popular sport for kids of all ages. Unlike...
How Much Exercise do Kids Need?
In order to be healthy kids must get plenty of daily exercise, but sometimes, parents aren't sure just how much activity their children need for optimal health and...
How to Keep Kids Fit on a Sensible Budget
Getting children to keep fit and exercise more can seem like an expensive business. After all, there are membership fees, special kit and the...
Is Your Child Doing Enough Exercise?
Everyone has heard the guidelines for how much exercise both children and adults should get on a daily basis, and most responsible parents will congratulate...
Kids Who Hate Exercise
Kids need around 60 to 90 minutes exercise a day (see ‘Can Too Much Exercise Damage a Child?’), but some kids just hate the thought of exercise.
Why do...
Running and Kids
It is the rare parent who has not at one time or another, reprimanded their children for running in the house. It has been said that parents spend the first year of...
The Walking Bus
There are many factors that have contributed to the current problem of childhood obesity with lack of exercise being the one most cited. Today’s kids are often driven to...
Why Children With Close Friends Exercise More
A new paper which has been written by academics at Bristol University has proved that children who play sport or exercise with their closest...
Yoga For Children
Many adults practice yoga not only for the ways that it benefits the body, but also for its well proven effectiveness in improving mental clarity and emotional...





