Fitness
why you should slow down on fast food
Look, gloves off, here is the straight scoop about fast food. I have written before how fast food is more a function of economics over taste or preference. I myself am not a total stranger to the drive through window, but I know that I indulge in that only once or twice a month. Also,…
Read Morethe battle for control of our children
I was a health teacher in a middle school. I said the same thing to my health students, boys and girls, as I do to my team kids and my own children today. “Losing control of yourself is the worst thing that can happen to you. Whether you lose control to another person, like a…
Read MoreChoosing sports
Kids today are faced with so many choices. When it comes to activities should they do an academic program (one of my sons does a Lego Robot class, the other takes Spanish)? Should they do community or volunteer programs? Should they do sports? If so which one? Swimming is a life skill. Tennis is a…
Read MoreWhen parents make kids love sports
I learned an invaluable lesson from the fine folks at Proactive Sports. No matter how my kids perform at a meet or a game I convey the message that I love to watch them play. That concept is why kids often prefer that their grandparents come to see them in meets. They know that there…
Read MoreWhen parents make their kids quit sports
(Almost) every child quits their sport. Some quit because they grow out of it, some quit because they find other interests, some become coaches and never quit, but that’s a separate blog post. Some kids quit because their parents chase them out of it. I have had parents withdraw their kids because it was too…
Read MoreAs you graduate today….
Every year around this time I envy the people who get to make graduation speeches to graduating classes in high schools and colleges. I mean presidents, ambassadors, captains of industry, movie stars? Where are the small business owners, the coaches, and parents? So I am giving my speech to the unfortunate blog reader who tripped…
Read MoreSeeing life as a bank account
The emotional bank account is a business concept that I believe originated with Steven Covey many years ago. It is a concept that we use at Gymfinity with staff training and it’s often referred to for use with our athletes. The concept is simple: we have a make-believe “bank” account with every person or business…
Read MoreA belief that children should have limits on time to save the world or crush pigs using a bird as a weapon
This weekend I travelled with our Trampoline and Tumbling team because my 2 boys compete. It was a great experience and I truly enjoyed spending time with the kids as well as the other team parents. I did notice that we all have the same problem. Screen time. Every moment when the kids were not…
Read MoreThe case for keeping playgrounds fun
My family was fortunate enough this last summer to spend some time in Europe. I walked with my wife, my kids and brother’s family through a park in Kiev Ukraine. We stopped to play on an old fashioned teeter-totter and my brother commented that you don’t see these around anymore. I explained that the fear…
Read MoreLemme tell ya bout Kurt and Mel
As I see it there are 3 areas of influence on a child that forms them into the person that they will be: The family, The school and The friends. The family is responsible for teaching the child the love, honor, respect, to be responsible, to share and follow values. The school teaches them skills…
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