Posts Tagged ‘Parenting’
Let’s be Thankful
I have 2 holidays that I love. The first is Halloween, because it’s fun. It’s a chance to step outside yourself and be a little silly, do something no one expects of you. This year, handing out candy I was doing magic tricks for kids: pulling mysterious Halloween lights from the kids ears and doing fun slight of hand.…
Read MoreHow did we get in this mess?
One criticism I have heard of my posts is my assumption that all children are fat. That is not true. I have the privilege to work with many healthy kids from new walkers to advanced and high level athletes. I don’t assume that all kids are fat and out of shape, but the average child…
Read MoreAre sports drinks healthy? Yes and no.
I have had the debate with a few friends and gym parents as to whether or not sports drinks are healthy. My position is that they are. And that they aren’t. To start with the drink and the purpose of the drink have to be identified. If you are drinking to rehydrate, to energize or just…
Read MoreSometimes “weird” is OK
When I was a competitive gymnast I had several deficits that I had to deal with. I was too tall, too weak, and too poor to afford training time. When I trained, I often did it at various open gyms or in the high school recreation program (that eventually I came to run). I trained…
Read MoreHow much is that Twix?
What does it cost us to be a society that choose unwisely for health options? How much does it really cost us to have a candy bar, say, a Twix? It’s gone up to $1 for a candy bar now (outrageous to chocolate junkies). Do we really know the costs? We do, in fact California…
Read MoreGetting fit can be fun
I talk about kids getting fit and I talk about walking the talk for adults. But I have been asked to give ideas for families to get fit, so here are a few, you can take it from there. Our Cat in tha Hat game (but you can call it what you want): This is…
Read MoreKids hate gym class
One of my team kids the other day was telling me how she hated Physical Education . I thought it was interesting because she was a very fit and health conscious kid. She told me that she like the play and activity but didn’t like the showers afterward. I remembered when I was in Middle…
Read MoreWhy winners win
As a coach, you can bet, my family watched every conceivable Olympic competition over the last few weeks. We watched track, triathlon, sand volleyball, court volleyball, tennis, water polo, biking, fencing, archery (online) wrestling, (we are BIG Jared Frayer fans). And we of course watched Gymnastics but we tried to see a little of everything.…
Read MoreRemembering Old Friends
This has been a year of great loss. I have had 3 friends pass away and each has left a huge hole in my heart. In the beginning of June, I got word from a mutual friend that my old coaching partner had passed. Apparently it was a heart attack and it came quite suddenly.…
Read MoreOur freedom can be detrimental
America is great. We have so many choices that our freedom offers us that sometimes we don’t even realize it. Sometimes it’s overwhelming. We are also overstimulated in all of the messages we hear: healthy “sports” drinks endorsed by our favorite sports star that are filled with sugar (stars never shine so brightly as when…
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