Expand your child's palate and get them interested in fueling a healthy lifestyle. If I had a nickel for every time I heard someone’s kid was a “picky eater”...

Happy Diabetes Awareness month! November is dedicated to raising awareness about both Type I and Type II diabetes. It’s a disease that demands a lot of atten...

How are the flawless movement patterns of infancy lost in children's' transition to grade school age and adolescence? It’s no secret that all children and ad...

It’s time for kids to take an active role in the treatment of their behavioral and attention disorders. Attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit/h...

After a recent coaching session during an all-day sport-camp, a camper approached me after her team completed their hour rotation through a series of speed p...

Putting a price on getting your kids moving. It's time to get your kids on the path to long-term health and wellness. Fitness, you’ve decided, needs to be a ...

Any strength and conditioning coach or personal trainer who works with kids is all too familiar with the concerned, motivated parent asking about the next st...

For those unfamiliar with Naomi Osaka, the defending U.S. Open women's tennis champ, she deserves your attention. An outstanding athlete wise beyond her 21 y...

With the right coach, you can turn your fitness routine into a full-fledged schooling experience. Use fitness to learn about more than just the movements. An...

The good news/bad news take on what's happening to your neighborhood youth league. Good news: Youth sports participation is up. Bad news: The level of activi...

I got my hands on a great article outlining the differences in self-confidence and self-esteem. I thought it perfectly apropos of our discussion on finding t...

So hopefully I’ve gotten the point across that training and its proper delivery can have a tremendous impact on kids and their outlook on health. Today’s pos...

Toe the line between self-confidence and arrogance in your kids. “In data from 37,000 college students, narcissistic personality traits rose just as fast as ...

What do you think of when you hear the term "body-positive"? Body positivity has become a hot topic in the realms of social media influencers, fitness motiva...

So far we've covered the importance of prioritizing fitness at a young age, as well as some of the significant character-building side effects that come alon...

In the previous post I introduced the importance weight training can have on your child's long term outlook on fitness and its potential role in getting them...

First installment in the series highlighting the benefits of youth involvement in fitness camps

Sandbags are a great tool to add some variety to your training routine. They offer unique loading patterns, a degree of instability and don’t have to be too ...

Post-lift interval-style aerobic workouts, or "finisher's", are a great way to pack on some conditioning to your strength training routine. Sled pushes, Taba...

Big, strong backs are a must for true strength. Developing your upper back has significant carry over to all of your favorite lifts. Bench press? If you aren...