\”According to new research led by Michigan State University and published in the current issue of Childhood Obesity, when schools offered snacks in lunchtime a la carte or vending that were mostly or entirely healthful, students responded with improvements in their diets, said Katherine Alaimo, MSU associate professor of food, science and human nutrition. \”When healthful …
Love yoga? Never done yoga? When considering exercise options for children, yoga isn\’t always the first thing you think of, but it\’s great exercise for kids and they love it! The best part, it\’s a non-invasive form of exercise and works well for adults and children to participate together. Here’s a great list of yoga …
Yoga – good for the mind and body – even for kids! Read More »
We\’ve grown so accustomed as a society, to enjoying meat that many of us have forgotten, our bodies LOVE fruits and vegetables! We can thrive on these foods with other sources of protein too. That\’s a hard thing to remember when faced with a juicy cheeseburger, but in the long run, we\’ll be doing ourselves …
We all know how important it is that our kids eat healthy, move every day, and start the day with a healthy breakfast to stay focused in school. We also know, the seemingly millions of reasons that obesity is bad for children (and all of us). We found an article regarding children, obesity and school …
Obesity and math performance, there seems to be a link Read More »
We are always looking for ideas about how to get our kids to move, exercise, just generally be fit! School sports, community sports, fitness classes like yoga, Zumba, and more are all excellent ways to get children to exercise, strength training isn\’t just for adults, it\’s for kids too! Strength training can be a fun …
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 …
How to motivate kids to keep moving? A little friendly competition… Read More »
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 …
Childhood Obesity – what can we do to prevent it? Read More »
Setting kids up for a lifetime of success with regard to good eating and fitness can be challenging. With the plethora of distractions from video games to television to computers to smart phones, the concept of \”going outside to play\” has seem to gotten lost in the electronics. So that begs the question, how do …
Kids and fitness – how do you get them to \”buy in\”? Read More »
