Nutrition & Health
Discover how proper nutrition supports children's physical activity and overall wellbeing. These articles explore healthy eating for active kids, hydration during exercise, and how diet and fitness work together to support growing bodies.
Cooking With Kids: Eating Healthily Together
Getting children to eat healthily does not have to be a chore, as long as they grow up with a varied and healthy diet. After all, if eating well is normal to...
Eating for Energy
Exercise is important for kids but if they are feeling tired and sluggish it'll be hard for parents to get them up and moving. Diet plays an important role i...
Five A Day: What Does it Mean for Kids?
There has been much debate around the issue of five-a-day, what it means and how important it actually is. It is not the intention of this article to look in...
Foods that Fuel Active, Growing Bodies
Exercise is important for kids of all ages but in order for them to have the required energy for active play, children must be fed a well-balanced diet, rich...
Fun Facts: How Many Calories Does Exercise Use?
The number of calories burned during exercise does depend on the amount of lean muscle – people with more muscle and less fat will burn more calories. It a...
Healthy Fridge & Cupboards
Encouraging healthy practices in children is important because many of the habits developed in childhood stay with them all throughout their lives. One of th...
Maintaining a Healthy Weight for Kids and Teens
It is important for kids and teens to eat well and exercise daily in order to not only maintain healthy weights but to safeguard both their short and long te...
Measuring Body Mass Index (BMI)
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a way of measuring and comparing a child's (or adult's) weight to determine whether it falls within a healthy range. BMI charts are...
Preventing Dehydration in Kids
Active kids need to drink plenty of fluids to stay properly hydrated preferably water. It’s a good practice to drink before, during, and after a workout to...
Should Kids Drink Water When Exercising?
More than half of people’s body weight is made up of water. During exercise, temperatures rise as muscles work harder, and people lose water by sweating, w...
Sport Specific Nutrition
Kids’ growing bodies need healthy food to fuel them and when kids embark on athletic endeavors, their nutritional needs may change a bit. The demand for fu...
The Benefits of Physical Activity
Health care workers are worried and rightly so. Today's kids are heavier than ever before, with childhood obesity posing potential health problems for kids n...
The UK Obesity Crisis: Overweight Children
New figures have been released which show that the obesity crisis among children in the UK is getting worse, despite a concerted effort to half the tide of o...