Posts Tagged ‘Toddler Fitness’
Are 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 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 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…
Read MoreWisconsin Drops the ball on our children’s health
Wisconsin should be so proud. At the risk of choosing sides in a political hot topic, I want to point out a few facts. Not politically swayed right or left, but facts: Children are getting fatter, in fact Wisconsin is 33rd in the country for levels of childhood obesity. We were 25th so we were…
Read MoreThe Value of Gymnastics (part 4)
Practical Examples of Success in the Gym “Geez, it just seems so difficult to find the right sport/activity, find the right program, and then the right instructor and then be consistent in participation”. “It seems like being enrolled for 6 months to 5 years is so long and so limiting in allowing other activities”. “It…
Read MoreThe Value of Gymnastics (part 3)
Challenges for Getting Kids in the Gym. Having been in this industry for over 30 years, I can tell you that the true challenge in children’s fitness is getting kids into the gym. For this we appeal to parents to make a good decision of getting their kids involved in what I call “developmental sports”.…
Read MoreThe Value of Gymnastics (part 2)
The Benefits of Gymnastics for School Age Children The last installment ended the post by talking of the cognitive benefits of having children 5 and under enrolled in gymnastics. When we are talking about kids older than 5, we call school age kids, the benefits are very similar. We know for a fact that offering…
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