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Prepare Your Child for Outdoor Winter Activities

Fresh air and exercise is always a good idea, but in winter, it’s important to take precautions when sending your children outside to play or do sports.

A little preparation can go a long way toward full enjoyment and high …

Keeping Exercise-Induced Asthma at Bay

Health & Fitness

Typically, we think about asthma being triggered by smoke, pollen and other environmental factors, but exercise can be a major trigger for many children. In fact, about 80 percent of children with asthma experience asthma symptoms when they exercise.

Summer …

Breakfast is for Champions

Did You Know, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

More Americans, especially adolescents, are skipping the most important meal of the day—breakfast. Here are some reasons to include a balanced breakfast in your routine:

More Americans, especially adolescents, are skipping the most important meal of the day—breakfast. Here are …

Calcium, Vitamin D and Bone Health

Did You Know, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

The catchy commercials and billboards from the past sponsored by The National Dairy Council touting “Milk does a body good” still hold true today.

According to the most recent Dietary Guidelines from the FDA, consuming milk and milk products is …

Power of Protein

Health & Fitness, Nutrition

All children need to have a healthy diet and eat balanced meals. But where does protein fit in? And how much of it should your child consume?

Protein plays an important role in maintaining a healthy diet. It helps build …

Proper Heading Techniques

Soccer

Young children need to learn to use their head properly to play soccer – as in correctly heading the soccer ball.

“Heading” is a term used when a player strikes a ball in the air with his or her forehead, …

Team Sports vs. Individual Sports

Kid Sports Magazine - In Depth, Scholarships, Sports

Two sports drive the calendar for young Michaela Staats of Upper St. Clair. She plays either basketball or soccer. She’s a team player as an aggressive point guard in basketball and a hustling forward in soccer.

Competitive and talented, she …

Rehydration

Health & Fitness, Nutrition

Most athletes, adults and children alike, do not drink enough fluids to replace those lost by the body during exercise. In fact, by the time most active children become thirsty, they have already lost important fluids, along with sodium and

AAU implements measures to ensure safety of youth athletes

School And Sports, Track And Field

In the wake of the child sexual abuse scandals at Penn State and Horace Mann School, the national Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) has announced comprehensive measures designed to protect the well-being of hundreds of thousands of young athletes.

The steps …

Pre-Game Meals

Nutrition

When to eat, what to eat and what to avoid before the big game

Kids may not seem to care about their pregame diet, but you can bet they care about how they feel and perform on the playing field …