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Your Child: The Reluctant Exerciser

Is your child a reluctant exerciser? The best way to work with a reluctant exerciser in your family is to set the right example for them. My neighbor across the street is great in this respect. Her thirteen year old doesn’t care for physical activity, but they walk together every evening or they go out rollerblading together. The plan is to keep her exercising and moving – whether she is doing it with her mom or with her friends. For those of you not worried about childhood obesity with your kids, there’s another great reason to encourage exercising in your … Continue reading →

Dancing at Public School Not Just About Prom Anymore

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Michele should enjoy the following, since she’s from Hawaii. We’ve talked about Dance Dance Revolution here in the Fitness blog before. We’ve talked about the problems with not having enough physical education time in the schools. Today, I get to talk about both these subjects as Dance, Dance Revolution is about to become a part of public school physical education classes in Hawaii. Taking the Initiative The initiative is a part of the Hawaiian Department of Education’s emphasis on lifetime physical fitness over the more typical team sports. A verbal agreement was reached with Konami, the maker of Dance, Dance … Continue reading →

The Three Elements of Fitness

Do you know what the elements of fitness are? They include strength, flexibility and endurance. These three elements are combined in almost all fitness programs, especially those that are designed to offer a balanced and healthy active lifestyle. When it comes to the three elements of fitness, you don’t have to design an exercise program for your children to incorporate those as they do in their everyday activities. Check them out on the playground or at the park and pay attention. When they are playing tag, the person who is ‘it’ is often getting quite the endurance workout. When they … Continue reading →

Parenting in the Fishbowl

The modern day parent lives in a fishbowl – judging their lives and choices by a variety of standards. The biggest observer of the fishbowl that parents occupy is their child. Your kids observe every move you make, every word you say and every, everything that happens. It can be pretty tough as a parent to realize that you have to be on your best behavior all the time. There are always little ears and eyes that are watching and they are the first ones to notice when you start telling them to do what you say and not what … Continue reading →