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Kids “Make Fun” of Healthy Food
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In this lunch is oatmeal with carrot sticks (that's her addition), mini chocolate chips (for the oatmeal), broccoli, apples & oranges. The chocolate bell was dessert..
Has our culture gone too far? Are families now breaking the cardinal rule of eating? How many times did mom have to tell you NOT to play with your food? Well, this mom knows a Family Fitness Guru moment when she sees it.
Naturally, I had to get out the camera and ask them to come clean with their rule bending. Quite frankly, I enjoyed their creations immensely. (They sure didn’t last long!)
Below you can enjoy a video of the kids proudly describing their creations on a totally different rule-bending occasion.
Can your kids benefit from weight training?
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The New York Times reports that strength training for children is essential. Recent research shows that children between the ages of 6-18 benefit from strength training by getter stronger and reducing their chance of injury. The children experienced improved nerve-to-muscle (neuromuscular) communication, which suggests that weight training improves a child’s physical development and is an essential element of their nervous system growth (my emphasis added). Read More→
WKYC (NBC) TV Interviews the Family Fitness Guru
Posted by: | CommentsThis whole week, Channel 3 News Today focused on family obesity. Yesterday they invited me to come on the show and interview with anchor Mark Nolan. Check out his what I had to say about how families can make healthy changes.
What are some ideas you have? Are you struggling with how to get everyone on-board in your household? Post your thoughts here.
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