family fitness
Planning a Running Workout for the Whole Family
These running workouts can be enjoyed by the entire family. Family runs are fun, and a great opportunity for bonding — but it’s hard to run together when everyone runs at a different pace or ability level. These workouts can help families enjoy running together regardless of ability.
Would you pay your kids to skip dessert?
Would you? I would. At least I think I might start. Let me explain. We were at Panera for dinner and our 7yo son, after he had eaten his fair share of […]
Are You Addicted to Running?
When is something is no longer a hobby, an interest, or even a way of life – but an addiction? Can one be addicted to running? Many of us use running to escape. But can you take it too far?
A Tale of Two Races
Over the last two weekends, my kids ran two different fun runs. One was sponsored and coördinated by the local hospital, the other was sponsored and promoted by a school. One had healthy homemade foods, the other had a free cans of soda pop.
Sticking With Your Resolutions
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. […]
Family Fitness on the Sly
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: […]