fitness

Body Fat Percentage or Body Mass Index? Making Sense of it All

Most of us use the scale to determine how much progress we  make toward better health and fitness; however body composition is one of the most important indicators for general health. The most commonly used measurement of body composition is Body Mass Index (BMI). While there are many ways to measure body composition, there are

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How to motivate kids to keep moving? A little friendly competition…

Trying to get kids to make exercise and fitness can be a challenge with so many distractions available to them these days.  Just telling them how important this is, isn\’t enough, you have to find a way to help them motivate themselves.  Here\’s an interesting article about a company that\’s created a power band (think

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Childhood Obesity – what can we do to prevent it?

20-25 years ago, were we having any discussion about childhood obesity?  Our \”too-busy\” lifestyles today have led so many of us to look for ways to conveniently do everything, including meals.  Video games, tv, smart phones all provide wonderful distractions for children who used to go outside to play so getting daily exercise wasn\’t a

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