As an advocate of running and family fitness, I’m constantly scanning the news feeds for family friendly running news. Here are two newsworthy items that I thought were worth sharing.
No running in Mrs. Obama’s plan?
I, along with the rest of the fitness community I’m sure, applaud our First Lady’s commitment to fighting youth obesity. This [...]
Family vacations to Walt Disney World can truly be a “magical” time. The folks at Disney take extra effort to help create a little bit of magic for everyone. Even running can be a magical experience at Disney World – especially if you’re staying at one of the Disney resorts!
Along with planning beautiful themed resorts [...]
New Year’s Day was just a little over a month ago and, judging by the increased availability of treadmills at the gym, it looks like the New Year’s resolutions are starting to slip.
How are you doing with your running and fitness goals? How is the rest of your family doing?
As the Holidays pass and we [...]
Running in the Family is running a contest to select a high school student as our featured blogger
I was never much of a runner in high school. I only ran one season of Track my freshman year – and I didn’t do that very well. I didn’t really start enjoying running until after college. But [...]
This week’s Sunday USA Weekend newspaper insert contained a brief article entitled “How to sneak fitness into your children’s lives” (online version here), highlighting a book by Larysa Didio called Sneaky Fitness: Fun, Foolproof Ways to Slip Fitness into Your Child’s Everyday Life.
For some reason, the article troubled me as I was reading it, and [...]
I just found out today that a friend of mine from college was on the Rachel Ray Show because she and several friends decided to start a running group during lunch at work – the “Lunch Ladies.” They keep themselves motivated by finding a fun run to do each month, and for December they chose [...]
The hope
After we finished a wonderful shrimp and risotto dinner this evening, my wife said, “You should go to the gym tonight.” I was feeling rather full, but it was my turn to work out – and I was excited to add some mileage to my Run 48 States endeavor. So I changed into my [...]
Yes, the Christmas season is upon us. I hope you have the opportunity to use this wonderful time of year as a chance to connect with family and friends, and to reflect on what is truly important in life. If you are spending time with family, why not invite them to run with you while [...]
Any season is good for cross-training, but winter affords fantastic cross-training opportunities that no other season can offer. And a huge benefit of winter activities is that so many of them are family-friendly. So when there’s snow on the ground, make sure you take advantage of it and get your whole family outside!
Downhill skiing and [...]
Is it just me, or was running really a lot easier BC (Before Children)? Back in the BC era, there seemed to be so much more flexibility and time for running. But now that I’m in the AD era (American Dad), things are different. With dropping off and picking up kids from school, taking them [...]
