Children and Fitness

Family sports events exude enthusiasm and participation. Coming up is the Magellan Development Spring Half Marathon and 10 K in Chicago. Check out this video for some family friendly exercises: How cool and fun is that? Spring has arrived in the US – time to move! Children fitness can be so much fun when approached [...]

What are we talking about here? Captain Crunch cereal? Not at all! Crunch Fitness, an international fitness franchise, opens its ninth United States based location in Bellevue, Washington, this month. The Crunch Fitness company has opened 14 locations world-wide. Their corporate philosophy focuses on No Judgments and making fitness fun. Details are here: The facility [...]

Allison Scanlon, a Sag Harbor mother of three and founder of Hamptons Youth Sports had an idea. She wanted her kids to play sports even if they weren’t chosen to be on the “star” players teams. She remembered that Michael Jordan was cut twice. Read more about her desire and what she has accomplished: Kudos [...]

The headline sounds really screwy – right?! Actually when you consider that the Yuma Obesity Undermines Their Health program (YOUTH) has used big necklaces with plastic tokens to recognize the kids involved in the Mileage Club School Program, the concept makes perfect sense. The Mileage Club has helped over 2000 children to become physically active. [...]

Riding a horse might seem an unusual way for a child to exercise, yet there are many health benefits associated with riding. 1. Unique form of exercise 2. Relieves stress 3. Develops a feeling of accomplishment 4. Adds to a child’s self confidence 5. Develops patience and self discipline 6. Forms a bond This article [...]