Airplanes – The Ticket to Agility and Coordination
By Craig Valency, MA, CSCS Speed is more than just getting from point A to point B really, really fast. In life, and in sports, there are usually obstacles, various surfaces to contend with, hills and valleys and of, course, someone might be trying to take you down!...
Twister Call Outs – Twist Your Way to Better Directional Awareness
By Craig Valency, MA, CSCS If you remember playing twister as a kid you no doubt recall trying to get your body into crazy positions without falling over. Inevitably, you fell over, laughed and did it again. Twister call outs uses a similar format, only you don’t need...
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Living in the Now for Kids
by Brett Klika, CSCS Imagine you were bestowed the superpower of being able to live solely in the moment. No dwelling over the past, no stressing over the future -- just an uncanny ability to take in and appreciate your surroundings, your company, and anything else...
Why Do Some Kids Struggle with Contact Sports?
Back by popular demand, our friends at The Inspired Treehouse www.theinspiredtreehouse.com are sharing some more awesome information with you today! We asked Lauren and Claire, pediatric occupational therapists and founders of The Inspired Treehouse to shed some light...
When Kids Struggle With Balance
We got such great feedback last week on our guest blog post from our friends at Inspired Treehouse, that we invited them to share more of their amazing knowledge. (if you haven’t seen it yet, check out My Child Never Learned to Crawl, by clicking here.) Lauren and...
My Child Never Learned to Crawl
Today we wanted to share a guest blog post by our friends at The Inspired Treehouse. Lauren and Claire are pediatric physical and occupational therapists and the co-founders of The Inspired Treehouse where they share information, tips, activities, and strategies to...
Getting Kids to Work Together- Teamwork Makes the Dream Work!
By Craig Valency, MA, CSCS Playing on a team is not just about each person doing their job right, it’s also about that unspoken team chemistry that makes a good team great! A novel way to foster this chemistry is with cooperative games. The travel circle is a fun way...
4 Rules for Fit Pros To Help Kids Lose Weight
by Brett Klika, CSCS “He’s not losing any weight!” The panicked parent had asked me to have a “side” conversation while her 10 year old son skipped, rolled, and climbed through the obstacle course I had created. As a young fitness professional, I shared in the...
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