Homemade Snack Bars for When You’re Busy
Homemade snack bars can be a healthy way to ensure you have snacks that are tailored to your family’s taste and needs and share in activity time once a week when you make them. Check out these great idea!
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What Are the Types of Muscles
What are the Types of Muscles? The body is full of muscles that continue to grow and get stronger as kids grow every year. They work better the more they are used. At Stretch-n-Grow, we love to focus on different muscle groups, working out our arms and legs to help them do their best. But …
Go Wild: 5 Ways to Exercise Like Wild Animals
Go Wild: Exercise Like Wild Animals Sometimes you just have to go wild – and exercise like a wild animal! Kids seem full of energy, and even when you think they’re ready to slow down, they seem to tap into another fuel reserve and can keep going wild for another hour! Releasing the inner animal and …
Heart Healthy Recipes Your Kids Will Love!
Heart healthy doesn’t have to mean boring! Perhaps the coolest muscle in the body is the heart. It is always working and keeps us going. Treating it well contributes to a longer and a higher quality life. For adults, taking care of the heart usually involves cardio workouts, trying to get 8 hours of sleep, …
Family Fitness Resolutions You Can Actually Do
New Year, New Family Fitness Resolutions! New Year’s is a great time to make changes and resolutions to make better fitness habits. The resolve is there, the goals seem fresh, and everything is new. One of the easiest ways to stick with new habits is by making them fun, realistic, and easy to track. Fitness …
Winter Wonderland of Wellness
Let’s make family fitness a fun part of our holiday season! As the end of the year approaches, everybody is preparing for the holiday season. Christmas and New Year’s shine particularly bright this year. While some of the normal festivities may not go like they have in the past, that doesn’t mean that families can’t …
Exploring Fitness Fun from Around the World
We’re exploring fitness fun from around the world! Getting to get out and stretch, run, jump, and play is one of the best parts of any kid’s day, and this fact is true all around the world. The time for exercise is an important part of growing up. Not only does it improve physical health …
School Lunch Favorites at Home
Back to school looks a little different this year. Some students are back to school but socially-distanced while others are there half the week, and still others are doing online learning at home. No matter what the classroom looks like, parents, caregivers, and teachers are looking for ways to engage and keep learning fun. One …
Talking to Your Kids about COVID-19 & Reopening
As some parts of the country start to discuss how to reopen, it is important to talk to our kids about what the virus is, why things are going to be a little different, and how they can play their part. Whether going to a religious services, the park, a restaurant, or maybe even school …
