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Community Coordinator Profile: Allisson Yu of Lake Nona, FL

Today’s community coordinator profile gives great insight into what goes into the amazing series in Lake Nona, Florida! 1) “Who are you?” What is your background with your family, community involvement, running? I am a mother of two boys, 3 and 6 and have been an active runner for about 20 years. My husband ran […] >> READ MORE

Part Three: Running Advice from Coaches at YouthRunner

In the third installment of this series, we have a couple of questions about what parents can do to ensure their children are healthy runners. We also have great advice, once again from our friends at YouthRunner, about training and drills they can do! What can I do as a parent to ensure that my […] >> READ MORE

Healthy Kids Stories

Community Coordinator Profile: Rich O’Loughlin and Rebecca Clementi of Windham, NH

We are honored to recognize Windham, NH Series, and it’s two outstanding leaders, Rich O’Loughlin (left) and Rebecca Clementi (right). This is Windham’s first ever series, and they had over 300 participants. O’Louglin had former Boston Red Sox 2004 world series champion, Orlando Cabrera (seen above), hand out the trophies and medals to the participants. […] >> READ MORE

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Part Two: Running Advice from Coaches at YouthRunner

Today we have Part Two of our series of Question and Answers with running coaches from YouthRunner. “What is a Fartlek?” has probably been a burning question in your mind for awhile now, and we’ve got the answer! I am running track for my high school. I have been training consistently since the end of […] >> READ MORE

Kids Health

Three Plays for a Healthy Team!

There are 3 simple things you can do during practices and games to keep youth athletes healthy and performing their best! 1) Boost active time by 10-15 minutes. Keep all players moving by using small group activities or by playing small-sided games. Try adapting well-known children’s games to your sport (e.g. Red Light, Green Light). Teach players light-intensity […] >> READ MORE

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7 Important Pieces of Running Advice From Real Coaches at YouthRunner!

There are a million places to find advice for what to do or not to do when it comes to running. Only one has the expertise and focus on kids that YouthRunner has. Their coaches were kind enough to take time to answer questions sent in by readers. Here’s our first part of this ongoing […] >> READ MORE

Healthy Kids Stories

Community Coordinator Profile: Kaitlyn Day and Jamie Walton of Lebanon, PA

Today we have a double-dose of Community Coordinator profiles! The Lebanon, PA Series has two outstanding leaders in Jamie Walton and Kaitlyn Day (Jamie’s son and a friend he met through Healthy Kids are on the left, and Kaitlyn and her son are on the right)! “Who are you?” What is your background with your […] >> READ MORE

Healthy Families

Making Physical Activity a Part of a Child’s Life

Last week we talked about maintaining a healthy weight through physical activity. Why it’s important and what to do in terms of exercise to maintain your weight. Today we’ll dive a bit deeper into the topic and look at how you can make physical activity a part of your child’s life – after all, there […] >> READ MORE

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Relieving Back Pain in Runners (via Another Mother Runner)

Running can be a real pain in the back. Nobody wants to have to take a day off of running because it’s too painful, but all too often that’s what happens. Thankfully Sarah Bowen Shea from Another Mother Runner has all the answers you need to relieve the pain! You know your back pain is […] >> READ MORE

Healthy Kids Stories

Community Coordinator Profile: Nathalie Vazquez of Miami, Florida

Today’s Community Coordinator Profile comes from Miami, Florida, and the fun-loving leader of their race! We’d love to see the Healthy Kids Green wig catch on with all of our coordinators! “Who are you?” What is your background with your family, community involvement, and running? My Name is Nathalie, and I am a former try-athlete! […] >> READ MORE

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Community Coordinator Profile: Allisson Yu of Lake Nona, FL

Part Three: Running Advice from Coaches at YouthRunner

Community Coordinator Profile: Rich O’Loughlin and Rebecca Clementi of Windham, NH

Part Two: Running Advice from Coaches at YouthRunner

Three Plays for a Healthy Team!

7 Important Pieces of Running Advice From Real Coaches at YouthRunner!

Community Coordinator Profile: Kaitlyn Day and Jamie Walton of Lebanon, PA

Making Physical Activity a Part of a Child’s Life

Relieving Back Pain in Runners (via Another Mother Runner)

Community Coordinator Profile: Nathalie Vazquez of Miami, Florida

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