Exercise and Fitness for Kids
Which exercise is best for your child? Whichever one he or she will stay interested in, from golf to cheerleading. Help prevent obesity and keep your kids fit and healthy with these exercise and fitness tips.
Exercise and Fitness for Kids
Most people recognize that kids should be more physically active and need to exercise regularly to be physically fit. Learn just how much should kids be exercising each day and how to encourage them to be more active.
Most people recognize that kids should be more physically active and need to exercise regularly to be physically fit. Learn just how much should kids be exercising each day and how to encourage them to be more active.
Pitching and Pitching Machines
Learn about pitch counts and how to keep your younger child safe while pitching as a little league baseball player so that he doesn't suffer from arm pain and elbow injuries at a young age.
Learn about pitch counts and how to keep your younger child safe while pitching as a little league baseball player so that he doesn't suffer from arm pain and elbow injuries at a young age.
Sports Injury
Review how to prevent sports injuries when your kids play sports, including football, baseball, basketball, soccer, cheerleading, etc.
Review how to prevent sports injuries when your kids play sports, including football, baseball, basketball, soccer, cheerleading, etc.
Youth Sports Restrictions
Although we encourage most kids to be active and play sports as part of a healthy lifestyle and to avoid childhood obesity, there are some sports that children with certain medical conditions should avoid. These medical conditions include children who have atlantoaxial instability (down syndrome), bleeding disorders, hypertension, congenital heart disease, enlarged spleen, and diabetes, etc.
Although we encourage most kids to be active and play sports as part of a healthy lifestyle and to avoid childhood obesity, there are some sports that children with certain medical conditions should avoid. These medical conditions include children who have atlantoaxial instability (down syndrome), bleeding disorders, hypertension, congenital heart disease, enlarged spleen, and diabetes, etc.
Kids and Weightlifting
Can kids lift weights? My 11 year old son, who is very athletic, wants to begin lifting some free weights to help get more fit.
Can kids lift weights? My 11 year old son, who is very athletic, wants to begin lifting some free weights to help get more fit.
Youth Sports
In addition to more physically active, unorganized free play, getting involved in youth sports, such as soccer, baseball, gymnastics, and football, etc., can be an especially good way to encourage kids to be active.
In addition to more physically active, unorganized free play, getting involved in youth sports, such as soccer, baseball, gymnastics, and football, etc., can be an especially good way to encourage kids to be active.
AAP Sports Medicine and Fitness Articles
Originally developed by the AAP Ohio Chapter Committee on Sports Medicine and Fitness, each issue of Sports Shorts examines a single sports related condition, including injuries and performance enhancing substances.
Originally developed by the AAP Ohio Chapter Committee on Sports Medicine and Fitness, each issue of Sports Shorts examines a single sports related condition, including injuries and performance enhancing substances.
NOAH: Physical Fitness and Exercise
Review the basics of physical fitness and exercise for kids, including specific exercise methods, complications, and concerns.
Review the basics of physical fitness and exercise for kids, including specific exercise methods, complications, and concerns.
Children & Exercise
Review these articles on Children and Exercise from the American Heart Association.
Review these articles on Children and Exercise from the American Heart Association.
Exercise - Teen Health
Exercise information for parents of teens.
Exercise information for parents of teens.
Finding the Right Tennis Lessons for Kids
Which type of tennis lesson will my kid enjoy most? In which will he/she learn fastest? Are private lessons better than group lessons?
Which type of tennis lesson will my kid enjoy most? In which will he/she learn fastest? Are private lessons better than group lessons?
Fitness and Exercise Guide for Children
Fitness and exercise guide for children with info on warming up, exercising, and strength training and getting physically fit and healthy.
Fitness and exercise guide for children with info on warming up, exercising, and strength training and getting physically fit and healthy.
Get Your Teen to Exercise
A simple how to on getting your teen to excercise.
A simple how to on getting your teen to excercise.
Just Starting Out with Skateboarding
When first starting out skating, here's some things to do.
When first starting out skating, here's some things to do.
Kids, Walking, and Pedometers
Pedometers have become healthy with adults and they can be a fun way to get your child to walk more. How many steps per day do children need to maintain a healthy body?
Pedometers have become healthy with adults and they can be a fun way to get your child to walk more. How many steps per day do children need to maintain a healthy body?
Children's Martial Arts
These resources are all about kids in the martial arts. Find help for parents looking to enroll their children, and fun content for kids already training.
These resources are all about kids in the martial arts. Find help for parents looking to enroll their children, and fun content for kids already training.
Teenagers and Exercise
What kinds of exercises should teenagers do to stay active? From your Exercise Guide at About.com
What kinds of exercises should teenagers do to stay active? From your Exercise Guide at About.com