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Family Fitness with Your Preteens and Teens

by Stephanie Romero

23 Aug 2011 06:20 AM

In this blog I am going to be talking about family fitness with your preteens and teens. This is definitely a whole new ball game, since engaging with this age group can be more of a challenge.

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Family Fitness with Your 5 to 10 Year Old

by Stephanie Romero

22 Aug 2011 07:54 AM

In my last blog I talked about family fitness with your toddler. In this blog I am going to be talking about family fitness with your 5 to 10 year old. This age range allows for a lot of fun opportunities.

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Family Fitness With Your Toddler

by Stephanie Romero

19 Aug 2011 07:03 AM

If we want to prevent future health problems in our children, then we need to be encouraging fitness while they are young. If they start off life with exercise and healthy eating, they are more likely to continue it into their adult years.

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Celebrity Moms' Unique Ways to Get Fit and Inspire Kids

by Michele Cheplic

Supermodel Cindy Crawford doesn't want her daughter to fall into society's trap of being super skinny, so she employs a simple tactic to encourage 7-year-old Kaia to snack: She goes out of her way to eat ice cream and potato chips in front of her.

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Family Fitness: Stress and How it Affects the Family

by Heather Long

How many arguments do parents have when one or the other arrives late from work? How many times have you heard a partner say, 'I thought this was the one place I could catch a break!' The myth of family is that the home should be a bastion of peace and tranquility.

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Fitness Goes to the Dogs

by Heather Long

Do you remember the scene in One Hundred and One Dalmatians when Pongo comments on how dogs and their owners often look the same? It's a mildly humorous statement, yet it can be accurate. Your dog may be a very accurate reflection of your personal health.

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Family Fitness: Build on What You Know

by Heather Long

I couldn't be more proud of my daughter this year as she's dived into the world of books with such bursting enthusiasm. She's literally devouring the books faster than we can get them.

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Power Weeding - Flexibility and Endurance

by Heather Long

Weeding is a lot like eating potato chips, you can't pull just one. For most gardeners, weeds are a bane. I went to England for a week last month and during the 7 short days that I was gone, the weeds staged a coup on my flower beds.

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Burn Body Fat Today

by Heather Long

Do you want to burn body fat today? Swimsuit season is rapidly approaching (don't blink because you'll miss it) and it's a time that gets everyone thinking about burning body fat. So what's the best way to burn body fat today? Well the first part of that answer starts with you.

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Why The YMCA?

by Heather Long

With 2008 fresh upon us, it's important to look at all the fitness options available to you and your family. I know a lot of families, though, that are looking for great fitness options at a great fitness price and it's not always easy to afford the fees at some gyms.

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