Lower Fitness and Lower Test Scores for Children
Posted on April 5, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise | View Comments
“Students whose mile run/walk times exceeded California Fitnessgram standards or whose BMI exceeded Centers for Disease Control sex- and age-specific body weight standards scored lower on California standardized math, reading, and language tests than students with desirable BMI status or fitness level, even after controlling for parent education among other covariates.”
– “Low Aerobic Fitness and [...]
Fed Up With Lunch
Posted on March 10, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition | View Comments
Maybe you’ve seen this and maybe you haven’t, but I wanted to pass this along. Fed Up with Lunch: The School Lunch Project is a blog by a teacher who is eating school lunch everyday. Read why she’s doing it and some other FAQs.
It’s pretty interesting to see the food that the schools serve and [...]
In-School Workouts Help Kids Focus
Posted on March 2, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, Exercise | View Comments
Some excerpts from this article about how some schools in Canada have put in treadmills and stationary bikes in classrooms to help students focus:
“If I feel antsy during the day, or feel like misbehaving, I ask if I can use the treadmill or the bike. I have so much energy built up in my body and [...]
Food for Thought
Posted on November 11, 2009 - Filed Under Fruit, Nutrition, Vegetables | View Comments
I’m a proud daddy. My little girl is 8 months old and is now crawling. Pretty exciting stuff. Here she is having a mouthful of something. Probably bananas.
My wife and I obviously try to take care of the little one as best we can. That includes feeding her healthy food, making sure she gets her [...]
Get Out and Play
Posted on September 9, 2009 - Filed Under Exercise, healthy lifestyle | View Comments
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Too Early?
Posted on August 28, 2009 - Filed Under Exercise, Random | View Comments
I had to post this picture of my 6 month-old girl taken yesterday. Here she is playing with her ball. She’s not sure about the whole ball thing and why she’s on it. She’s learning how to balance and keep herself from falling, but you can tell by her face that she’s a little nervous.
A [...]
Michelle Obama and Elmo
Posted on June 12, 2009 - Filed Under Exercise | View Comments
Wow. Two Sesame Street videos in one week. I know, I must be getting lazy. : ) Here’s Michelle Obama and Elmo on exercise:
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Arteries
Posted on May 20, 2009 - Filed Under Heart Health, Prevention | View Comments
A few weeks ago I won a giveaway from Living Healthy in the Real World. The giveaway included the book The Healthiest Kid in the Neighborhood. I flipped through it real fast when I got it and saw the above picture. Thought it was worth sharing, along with this excerpt:
“The medical truism ‘You’re only as [...]
Be Healthy with 5, 2, 1, 0
Posted on May 12, 2009 - Filed Under healthy lifestyle | View Comments
I saw this poster (this one’s in spanish) at the pediatrician’s office the other day. Thought it had some good points that if followed – on a regular basis — could provide a great start to a healthier lifestyle.
5 fruits/vegetables per day
2 hours or less each day of screen time (TV, computer/video games)
1 hour or more of [...]
The Kids are Watching
Posted on March 23, 2009 - Filed Under healthy lifestyle | View Comments
Being a new dad is pretty cool. She’s 3 weeks old now and is even out-growing some of her clothes. My wife and I love to put her on her tummy and watch her try to move. She’s pretty strong and can hold her head up for a while until she gets tired and she [...]
