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I"m a mom of three with a degree in Health Education. The busier I get, the harder it is to make healthy food my kids will love. So this blog is the journey of trying to practice what I preach, and how difficult, yet rewarding it can be.
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Teen Fitness linked to higher IQ
I love studies that conclude that exercise does more than improve your physical health, but also your mental health! For me, its just as important that my kids are well physically as mentally. And that they have all the academic advantage...
Holiday Exercise
While I’ve been a complete sloth for 5 days, my kids have done a great job at staying active. While I was eating crappy food and sitting around playing card games, my kids were: Swimming with their cousins, Running to Geocache’s…literal...
Cold Weather Swimming
It’s been a great long while since I posted anything about kids and exercise. Getting them off the couch in winter (or any cold weather) is more of a challenge, than when the sun is shining. Lets be honest though, its usually not their ...
Family walks help curb childhood obesity
Did you know 5% of children age 2-5 were obese in 1980, and today that number has grown to 12.4%! While I don’t like to spend much time on this blog focusing on the problem, this blog post (sent to me by Lisa) offered many solutions! Runnerdu...
The long road
I’ve been training with my friend Eliece all summer to run a half marathon. But mid-way through the summer I began getting some awful pain in my hips. So its been a tough road to get to today, but we did it! It was great fun. We ran the Spa...
Getting Fit
My friend Kristin and I are kicking off the Gold Medal Mile at our elementary school on Monday. She dubbed us the Gold Medal Moms. Basically, students can walk laps around the school yard during recess and earn prizes and incentives based on how ...
Exercise Carnival
Friday: Exercise My daughter loves to cut paper into tiny pieces and use them for tickets or money. But the other day she noticed a roll of 2000 REAL tickets at the store, in the office supplies, for $3.88! She was super excited, she was about to...
Be Outside
Friday: Exercise I’ve struggled with the decision to post this idea, because there really isn’t anything active about it. But finally, deciding to go forward with it, because its summer! And just merely getting outside is a healthy choi...
Sprinklers, videos and more
Some weeks are just built around being active here. This is a round up of fun activities we’ve done. Free-get active idea: THE SPRINKLERS!!! Although our sprinklers are on a schedule, my husband was testing out some of the sprinkler heads ...
Get Involved
Today’s GET ACTIVE Tip: Get involved in all the activities your city has to offer! Every summer each city around Utah designates a week of honoring the city through activities and fun stuff. Last week was Pleasant Grove Strawberry Days. T...
FARMING
Friday: Exercise Ideas Can you think of any better exercise than farming? Our poor kids don’t get the opportunity to take part in such rigorous hard work. Sometimes I wish we lived on a farm, just to teach my kids some good life working sk...
Workout Club
This will be the last day to enter the Stonyfield Greek Yogurt Giveaway. Enter here. FRIDAY: Exercise Being the second week of summer, I had so many ‘get active’ ideas. But we couldn’t do ANY of them. It has been raining all week. ...
Workout Round-up
Friday: Exercise Much of our week was spent outside. Here is a round-up of activities we did. BIKING: Nathan won a bike at school! All year kids put tickets into a drawing depending on how many minutes they read at home. Nathan is a reading ...
The Experiment
FRIDAY: Exercise My husband Wade and my 10 year old have been exercising together for the past month. Wade wrote this post today about their experience: About 1 month ago I noticed that my oldest son had stopped playing with one of his friends, so ...
Sidewalk Chalk Maze
Friday: Activities and Exercise I purchased sidewalk chalk with the intention of drawing fun pictures on a sunny warm day. My kids couldn’t wait however. It rained for a whole 30 minutes the entire week, right when they got home from scho...
It’s a Party!
FRIDAY: Exercise Today’s idea Does not cost money. You do not need special equipment. Can take less than 1 minute, or more than 20. Everyone can participate regardless of age. The kids love it. Exposes kids to Rock and Roll Classics, or not. I...
Strength Training made fun
FRIDAY: Exercise and Activity Ideas When I read Liz Rosenbaums post about her whole family having an exercise party, I was delighted! I love when families exercise together and enjoy each others company! I’ve had my kids try to copy whatever ...
HIKING
FRIDAY: Exercise As you know, I love hiking. Living in Utah has made it possible for us to explore many different mountains and canyons, all with a unique beauty only found here. This is so true about Southern Utah! I am in awe every time I go ...
Kids don’t like to be sedentary
Friday: Exercise and Activity If I had a quarter for every time we drove past a park when my kids asked if we could stop and play there, I’d be a rich lady. I would venture to say 99% of kids under 5 years old would rather play at the park th...
When all you have is 10 minutes: Hula Hoop
FRIDAY: Exercise and Activity It is shocking how few moments you need to spend with your children in physical activity to have an impact. My daughter will ask us to go on a roller blade ride every night. Although I have a million other things I&#...
Round and round we go
FRIDAY: Exercise and family activity Don’t just drop your kids off at the Ice/ Roller rink… skate with them. We were quite surprised how well our kids did this year. We usually try to go ice skating once a winter. Just last winter, th...
Monkey in the Middle
FRIDAY: Exercise Have you taught your kids the game Monkey in the Middle yet? The simple rules: At least three people must play One player stands in the middle while the two others throw the ball back and forth to each other. Middle player tr...
Getting out together
FRIDAY: Exercise Its finally feeling like spring around here. I hope it lasts! After dinner tonight we decided to go roller blading. I actually wanted to go on a walk. I like being outside, but I like going slow. I got out voted by everyone e...
The Exercise Ball
FRIDAY: Exercise This is my THIRD exercise ball since having children. The ball from this post, probably popped (or got lost) March 23… the day after I posted I will never let the ball out of my site. They are compelled to play wit...
Dancing Queen
Friday: Exercise The American Heart Association recommends children get 60 minutes of physical activity DAILY! The very creative Marie, over at Make and Takes has a fun Valentines game that gets kids doing exercises, while having fun! Check out ...
