October 31

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HKRS Blog

Summer Running!

Spring sports and Healthy Kids Running Series are coming to an end, but don’t give up on summer activities! Summer is a great time for your kids to try out a new sport, or advance skills at a sport they already play- and most importantly, start training for the fall edition of Healthy Kids Running […] >> READ MORE
Healthy Families, Kids Health, Running

Beat the Heat!

Here, on the East Coast, we are getting our first blast of summer heat this week.  While we are very thankful to be out of snow season, an early shot of intense heat can cause problems if you aren’t prepared. Here are some tried and true tips for everyone to help beat the heat this weekend (and summer) while […] >> READ MORE
Healthy Families, Kids Health

Summer Sleeping!

With summer just around the corner, schedules are changing constantly, and you may find allowing your children a little more leeway with their schedules.  Late nights catching fireflies are lasting memories, but it is still important for kids to get enough sleep to help power them through the day and avoid the dreaded summer colds. […] >> READ MORE
Healthy Families, Kids Health

Homemade granola bars

If you are anything like our families, Granola bars are an absolute dietary necessity.  More or less, they are an essential part of our children’s food groups.  While the gigantic box of chewy bars from the local box-store may be convenient, they can have a ton of added sugar, various oils, and it’s pretty difficult […] >> READ MORE
Nutrition

Pizza Redux!

Our contributing partner, OnPoint Nutrition, comes up with some awesome recipe adaptations to make everyone’s favorites a little more health conscious and one of our new favorites is their recent addition, a pizza redux! OnPoint has swapped out some of the regular ingredients like white flour.  Try out this super-easy recipe instead of take out […] >> READ MORE
News, Releases

Start a Series in your town!

At the Healthy Kids Running Series Headquarters, we get calls and emails on a daily basis about starting a Series, so we thought we would give a very brief overview about what it means to be a HKRS Community Coordinator! Bringing a Series to your town means a lot! First, you will be giving kids […] >> READ MORE
Healthy Families, Kids Health

Meatless Monday- Thai Zoodles!

May is one of the best times of year for locally produce.  While summer is right around the corner, you can still find a ton of great items that are produced locally.  One of our favorites is Thai Peanut Zoodles! You can purchase a zoodle maker online for a few bucks and it’s a great […] >> READ MORE
News

24 hour rule

The 24-hour rule is a new phenomenon in youth sports and is creating quite a stir in the coaching community.  In general terms, the rule states that a parent should not contact a coach until after 24 hours to make remarks, complaints, or observations about an athletic conference.  The idea behind this rule is to […] >> READ MORE
Healthy Families, Kids Health, Running

Eco-friendly exercise

Exercise is a great way to get outside and enjoy your day, but there are a few tips to make physical activity a little more Earth-friendly! Purchase re-usable water bottles rather than disposable plastic bottles.  Plastic bottles can take decades to decompose in landfills, and even if recycled, energy is still utilized to break down […] >> READ MORE
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