Kids & Exercise
Encourage children to enjoy regular physical activity with age-appropriate exercise ideas, sports suggestions, and motivation strategies that make fitness fun rather than a chore.
Encouraging Reluctant Teenagers to Exercise
When looking at fitness for the whole family, one of the main stumbling blocks may well be reluctant teenagers who do not think it is ‘cool’ to be seen t...
Exercising with Small Children
Exercising with small children has plenty of challenges but also brings its own rewards. Added to this is the fact that if your children start exercising at...
How to Help Children who Enjoy Sport rather than Excel
A tricky problem for some parents can be how to help children who enjoy rather than excel. In the main, these are most people's children. We cannot all have...
Join a Local Sports Club
One of the easiest ways to get all of the family involved in sport is to join a local sports club. Most towns and villages will have several clubs of which y...
Lead by Example in Fitness and Exercise
The best way to help your family on its way to a healthier life is to lead by example in fitness and exercise. No-one in the family is going to listen to you...
Reward Children for Reaching their Goals
One of the biggest challenges a parent faces when trying to get their children to do more exercise is the possibility that they may not enjoy sport or be any...
Start Early: Exercises for Babies and Toddlers
It's never too early to start exercising with your children, however young they are. But if you are going to start early with exercises for babies and toddle...
Supporting your Children's Sporting Activities
Supporting your children's sporting activities is one of the most important things you can do when it comes to helping your youngsters to get fit and exercis...
The Role of the Parent in Sports Teams
The role of the parent in a sports team is an important one but not one which should be overstated. This is, of course, assuming the sports team in question...
Volunteering at your Children's School
Volunteering at your children’s school is a great way to get involved in the activities which they take part in and therefore be a part of that area of the...