The Olympics are an exciting event that the world gets to experiance every 4 years. This podcast we talk to Carter and Kristofer Voyles about how watching the Olympics can help your child's fitness. For more informaltin log on to www.Childhoodfitess.fit
In this episode we present 13 fitness hacks to help your child and your family to become more active. For the full list of activity suggestions and nutrition sugestions go to www.childhoodfitness.fit .
In this episode we finish our discusion about hacks that you can start today to help your child's fitness. To get a copy of the Fitness Suggestions go to www.childhoodfitness.fit and download the pdf.
In this episode we start the discussin about hacks that you can start today to help your child's fitness. To get a copy of the Fitness Suggestions go to www.childhoodfitness.fit and download the pdf. Tune in next time when we finish our discussion of Nutrition Hacks while talking about ways to create a better relationship with food and ways to decreas calories. For more information go to www.childhoodfitnesss.fit ....
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This episode is the basics of body composition. Body composition is the percent fat that a persons body contains. It is rarly actually measured but we can get a good estimate of healthy versus unhealthy body composition from observation and the measurement of weight and height. With both of these measurments we can calulate BMI or body mass index. These data points give a frame of referance for our children's body composition and are good tools to observe change and progress over times. It is a ...
Today we talk about how repetition leads to muscle memory and this is how kids learn skills at a young age. These skills will be possesed for the rest of their lives to be used for fun and fitness.
Our guest for this episode is Kristofer Voyles. He participated in many sports as a youth including football, basketball, baseball, soccer, bmx racing, track, and wrestling. Presently he is coaching youth soccer and basketball. This episode provides parents with the many reasons that youth sports helps develop Childhood Fitness. We first talk about how sports can help kids mentaly. It helps kids learn about teamwork and tenacity. It gives them a sense of community. Youth Sports helps give kids c...
In todays episode we talk to Skyler Shinn about youth swimming. Skyler is the head coach for Swimming and Diving at Castle High School and for the local youth program Newburgh Sea Creatures. He has been a swimmer since his youth and swam in college at the University of Evansville. His prior coaching was as Senior Developmental Coach at for Highlands Ranch Aquatics in Colorado where he coached national-level high-performance swimmers. In this episode we talk about introducing your young child to ...
In this episode we talke to Noah Voyles about Biking. Noah has a degree in Health and Fitness from Indiana University. He raced BMX as a child. During college he started road biking and rode for the Black Key Bulls and was on the 2017 Little 500 championship team. He presently enjoys riding and is a Cat2 road cyclist and coach. In this episode Noah talks about having a passion for riding. We discuss tips on teaching your child to ride and how to ride for fitness. We also discuss various forms of...
This episode ia an introduction to running for children. Our special guest is Alexia Mussleman. She started running in elementary school and then ran track and cross couontry in middle school. She qualified for the AAU Junior Olymics National meet in Baltimore when she was in 8th grade. She lettered in track four years in high school while also playing soccer and basketball. During high school she was able to run in the Indiana state meet twice. She presently runs for fitness and completed a 50 ...
In this episode we welcome Dana Voyles. Dana uses her experience as a mother and grandmother to give advice on how to improve or start your childs fitness. If you have a child that is not very active you will get practical advise on how to get them Moving. This podcast provides advise for all ages. For more information on all aspects of childhood fitness please go to www.childhoodfitness.fit Also if you like what you hear and want to help other find our podcast subscribe, download all episodes a...
We have put together a bonus podcast. We discuss Christmas gift giving and providing items that can help your childs fitness. This episode inclueds a special guest appearance by Carter Voyles to give a childs perspective. Also if you are looking for other ideas on how to keep the holidays fit for your child check out this blog post on our web site. https://childhoodfitness.fit/2023/10/29/the-holidays-can-improve-childhood-fitness/ For more tips and ideas on how to increase your childs fitness ch...
In this episode we discuss the four catogories of movement and how to take advantage of them to increase your childs fitness. Catagories 1) Activities of Daily Living 2) Work 3) Exercise 4) Sports Please subsribe to the podcast and give us a 5 start rating if you found it usful. For more information log onto www.childhoodfitness.fit
In this Episode we discuss the stages of Childhood Fitness. As children develope phyisicaly and mentaly they progress through stages of fitness. Stage one 0-5 years. At this stage they are developing basic skills that all other movments will be based on. Most of these skills are learned through play. Free play with repetition is the most important activity that parents can provide. Stage two 6-10 years. At this stage they understand mental concepts that allows them to play organized activities a...
Fitness Definition We believe there are three factors that produce a physically fit child. All three work together and help improve the others. The first factor is coordination (athleticism). This is the ability to perform a specific physical task. It involves body control and visual coordination. Genetics play a factor in one's abilities, but improvements can be made with practice and muscle memory. The second factor is stamina (endurance). This is the ability to perform an activity over time. ...
Move It is a biweekly podcast that helps parents maximize their children's fitness. At Move It we give parents the tools they need to produce active children that enjoy fitness and movement. Our hope is that the children enjoy activities so much that they take their fitness into their adult lives. For more tools find us on the internet at childhoodfitness.fit.
