“Mindful Breathing” as a Tool for Improved Focus and Behavior with Kids
The human body can survive (agonizingly) about a month without food and nearly a week without water, but only a few minutes without breathing. Ironically, many of us health conscious people are willing to spend physical, mental, and even financial resources to...
Creating Young Hercules: How Young Can Kids Safely Lift Weights?
Is there an age that is “perfect” to introduce weight training to your child? Discover the essential questions you must ask yourself prior to your child’s involvement in a resistance training program.
The “Cootie Cure” for Kids: Forming Partners and Groups Painlessly
“OK everyone find a partner.” If you work with kids, you know this phrase is the same as hitting a “self -destruct” button for the activity you’re about to do. Getting kids to engage with a partner and/or organized group is not only important for crowd management,...
5 Essential At-home Fitness Toys that Inspire Kids to Move (Age 3-8)
“Toys” can take on many forms for a child. From the well-marketed plastic renderings of the Disney character- of- the- day to empty cardboard boxes, a child’s imagination can turn inanimate objects into an inspiration to think, dream, and move. As kids are less...
5 Quick, Anytime, Anywhere Physical Activities for Kids
Having quick and simple physical activities ready to go for your kids can be a life-saver. Here’s five!
The BEST Pre-Game Warm Up to Create Young Champions!
Stretching....Is dead! Well, not really. (That’s just a really catchy headline.) In reality, the stretching we grew up with still has some benefit for our kids, we’ve just found it needs to be applied differently to provide a benefit. We’ve actually discovered that...
Movin’ to the Beat – The Key to Smooth Moves
By Craig Valency, MA, CSCS Kids can often seem clumsy. It’s not so much that they are truly uncoordinated and clumsy, it’s often the case that they simply haven’t fully developed the neural circuits, synaptic connections, nerve insulation (myelination) and sensory...
8 Ways to Crawl for Core Strength, Coordination, and Fun
By Brett Klika, CSCS Crawling- it’s not just for baby’s anymore! One of the most rudimentary human movement patterns just happens to be one of the most effective exercises in helping kids (and adults) improve core strength and stability, coordination, and a whole host...
Gear Runs – Slow is the New Fast!
By Craig Valency, MA, CSCS Have you ever noticed that kids always seem to be running? I have spent more time yelling “walk! Don’t run!” with my own kids than almost anything else. Well, the issue is that most kids have only two gears – all the way or none of the way!...
Bi-planes – A Novel Way to Develop “Team Speed”
By Craig Valency, MA, CSCS As I spoke about in my last post, Airplanes - The Ticket to Agility and Coordination, speed in life and in sports is more than just being the first to sprint across the finish line. There are always obstacles to contend with. Games like...
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