October 31

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‘Sportsboyship’ by Kimberly Emilia

My husband and I enjoy sport and competition. When we had children, there was never doubt that we would introduce them to the values we have learned from sport, namely teamwork, and sportsmanship. Now that our oldest ‘little man’ is four and our second-born son is two, we thought it a great time to sign […] >> READ MORE
Kids Health

How Running Benefits Young Children

We are all taught at a young age the physical aspects of ‘health.’  We know it is important to exercise and to maintain a balanced diet.  On the other hand, it takes much longer to grasp the mental benefits of these aspects of our lives.  Both play an equally important and intertwined role in our […] >> READ MORE
Kids Health

10 DIY Activities to Keep your Kids Outside this Summer!

With school ending, we suddenly find that the kids having a seemingly endless amount of free time and energy, while we cannot seem to find any. But, summer heat can find your kids hanging out in the air conditioning, looking for the closest device to occupy their attention. However, just because the temperature is rising, […] >> READ MORE
Kids Health

Our 2018 National Kickoff has Arrived!

Can you believe we are in our 9th year of the Healthy Kids Running Series? Things have truly flown by from 2009 when this was just one town and a couple of people.  We are now nationwide and quickly approaching 50,000 runners. Just as a little fact: our most participants in a season all time […] >> READ MORE
Healthy Families, Kids Health

Fast food that’ll keep you fast

So, it’s holiday vacation time! Are you traveling or just trying to entertain your children with some after-Christmas errands? If so, there’s most likely at least 1 time that you will need to stop for some fast food, but never fear! There are ways to enjoy fast food when making easy swaps for healthier meals! […] >> READ MORE
Healthy Families, Kids Health

Healthy and festive gingerbread muffins

Gingerbread is one of the classic wintertime treats and instead of sugar laden cookies covered in icing, we found a great recipe to share for gingerbread in muffin form! Serve along with some seasonal fruit like grapefruit or another citrus for a super healthy holiday breakfast! Recipe adapted from Super Healthy Kids, for more click […] >> READ MORE
Healthy Families, Kids Health

Healthy Holiday Breakfast Cookies!

What could be more festive than cookies? Jewel tone, holiday cookies that are healthy and meant to be eaten in the morning! Try this super easy recipe with your favorite morning beverage for a super easy breakfast before heading out to finish your holiday shopping or heading out for family visits! Servings: 24 cookies Ingredients […] >> READ MORE
Healthy Families, Kids Health

Defining Exercise

What is exercise? Seems like a pretty easy questions right? Not so much.  In the past, we have always defined exercise as any kind of movement that requires movement and produces sweat.  Sound good? Well, these days we have found that the answer to the exercise question is a bit more complicated. These days, research […] >> READ MORE
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