Pregnancy and Exercise: By Harold Baldwin

 

Pregnancy and Exercise

By Harold Baldwin  |   August 14, 2009

I've obviously never been pregnant, but my wife has been a few times, and I have experienced it closely yet second hand. It's hard to continue to exercise as you had before pregnancy for many women, although I know some runners that ran into pretty late in their pregnancy. Here are three exercise activities that you can do during your pregnancy, of course with your doctor's permission!

Walking:
Walking is great exercise and some women walk right up until delivery. Although it's harder to walk when you've quickly gained quite a few pounds, it's low impact and easy to do. Make sure you walk with good posture, i.e. not hunched over as that will increase back pressure and the possibility of back pain. Your sense of balance will not be the same as before, so you may want to avoid uneven terrain, steep hills, and icy or snowy conditions.

Swimming and Water Workouts:
Walking can be very uncomfortable as you get late in you're pregnancy as it was for my wife every time. Swimming and water aerobics are great low impact exercises and you don't need to worry about your balance. Some pregnant women have commented that they were only comfortable in the water late in their pregnancies.

Prenatal Exercise Classes:
Some places offer exercise classes specifically for pregnant women. They may include low impact aerobics, yoga, and even weight training. These classes understandably tend to be very supportive.

Most women need to change their exercise routines at some point in their pregnancy. These are three options you can consider.

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Motivating Kids: By Donelle Mcinerney

 

The Love of Sport - Motivating Kids

By Donelle Mcinerney  |   June 23, 2010

A coach has the unenviable task of undertaking one of the most important roles in the development of a young child's perception and values that they place on physical activity and sport. 

The importance and passion that children should obtain from the benefits of physical activity are ingrained from their very first experiences in sport. It is essential that coaches maintain kids motivation levels well into their teens to ensure that they stay in sport or a form of physical activity. 

The chances of drop out rates decrease significantly if kids have that instilled habit of the importance of activity set in stone into adulthood.

How To Motivate Kids

One sure way to maintain the retention rate in all sports including individual sports is to create a team atmosphere - this provides cohesiveness and comradery.

At the start of each session give each kid a goal, 1 skill or technique to improve, if each kid achieves their 1 goal for the season, the team improves dramatically.

Make activities fun and challenging,
Ensure each training session has a goal,
Set short and long term objectives at the start of season and evaluate throughout the season make changes if needed,
Variety keeps kids coming back for more,
Creating a sense of belonging, everyone is important,
Continual feedback from the coach to every player,
Teach kids the skill of thinking and solving situations for themselves,
Create roles within your team, direct and reinforce the importance of these roles to the whole team, (captains, vice captains, equipment monitors, chief motivator).

A chief motivator is the kid that has the ability to inspire and congratulate others and is often not the captain. 

Each team has one of these, just observe the kids and then target the right kid and then teach them to be be the silent inspiration in the team: a pat on the back of a teammate during the game, a "well done" as they run past, a thumbs up. Mostly obscure gestures but very powerful in their acceptance.

Applaud even the smallest improvements in those less dominate players.

The smiles on the faces of young children after each training session should be enough to say they are loving it. Keep it fun and fulfilling.

Donelle has over 3 decades experiences in coaching and teaching teens in a wide range of sports and guiding many athletes to National Titles. Her involvement as a coach and mentor encompasses not only the physical side of a teens attributes, but also ensuring the embracement of the mental and emotional side of all her athletes lives.

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How to Motivate Kids: By Susan L Paterson

 

The Sweet Taste of LOSING? How to Motivate Kids

By Susan L Paterson  |   August 10, 2012

She asked her son, "Did you do your best?"

He said, "Yes!"

She replied, "Then I'm proud of you."

And so began a pattern of copping out that would last his whole life.

What if children had parents who instead of asking, "Did you do your best?" asked, "Did you do whatever it takes?" Wouldn't that be a game changer?

It wasn't until I was in my 30's that I began reading books about financial freedom, going to weekend courses and listening to motivational speakers. They changed my thinking, my actions and the entire direction of my life. I wasn't alone in the crowd wondering, "Where was all this information my whole life?"

That is why - instead of letting my kids off the hook with an "as long as you do your best" cop-out, I want to get them thinking about doing "whatever it takes" early on in life! Instead of "if something is worth doing it's worth doing well" how about - "if I'm going to do something I'm going to do it at 100%."

We are in a day and age where kids are taught not to keep score so no one wins or loses. Heaven forbid a child should know the sting of loss. Children no longer repeat a grade because they "failed." That would harm their self-esteem. But when considering how to motivate kids - I believe we miss the mark by a long shot with this thinking.

How about instead of sheltering our children from the pain of losing we let each loss be a learning experience? While they're still in our care we can coach them in the life skill that losing doesn't have to be devastating. It's not something to be feared. We learn more when we fail at something than we do when we succeed the first try. Each risk isn't a win or lose situation. It's a win or LEARN situation. Kids today are being robbed of this opportunity! In protecting their self-esteem from knowing loss or failure we are also depriving them of any wins or great lessons learned to feel good about. And what if they hate losing so much that they push themselves to do whatever it takes to succeed the next time? So much the better.

As a parent I want so much more for my kids. I want them to know motivation and goal setting and planning for freedom at a younger age than I did. Dream out loud with your kids and dream huge! Ask them how they want to spend their time as adults. What does their future home look like? What are they driving? Who are their friends?

T. Harv Eker puts it so well when he says, "If you are willing to do only what's easy, life will be hard. But if you're willing to do what's hard, life will be easy." So teach them that they need to start forming good habits that lead to success now - habits of setting goals, finishing what they start, exercising integrity, and doing whatever it takes! And for goodness sake - let them lose sometimes! Better now while in the care of a loving parent than for it to hit them between the eyes later on in life with no life skills having been developed to cope with it.

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Wall Sit Exercise Tips And Video

 One of the best bodyweight exercise among many others.

The wall-sit is a static withdrawal practice in light of the fact that the test lies in holding the constriction for a while. 

The wall-sit is an amazing method for focusing on the gluteal (buttox) and quadriceps (thigh) muscles while reinforcing the patella (knee) joint simultaneously.

How to wall-sit?

Start by choosing a wall that is sufficiently able to help your weight. Guarantee that you are on a non-slip surface. 

With your feet hip-width separated and no less than two feet from the wall, rest up against the wall with your upper and lower back. 

Gradually bring your hips down as your going to participate in the latrine.

WALL-SIT EXERCISE

For maximal advantage, hold your lower back against the wall and your shoulder bones squeezed back and down. 

Keep your muscular strength tight, and gradually keep on bringing your body down until you feel sufficient test or until your thighs are lined up with the floor.

How often should I practice the wall-sit?

Expect to stand firm on this foothold for no less than 60 seconds 3-5 times each day for about 20-30 minutes a day total.

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Motivating Kids To Exercise With Games

Exercise Games & Kids

Whether indoors or out, the mention of a game to most children will grab their attention and get them excited. 

Push-ups and jumping jacks can become tedious pretty quickly, especially for kids.  

Exercise games will not only let them have fun, but will keep your children healthy and active.

There are several keys, though, to making kids exercise games work successfully. 

If the game involves rules, make sure you explain them before starting. 

And it's important to clarify boundaries. 

For example, in an outdoor game of relay race, the children must know the limits of where they can and can't run.

Preparation a day or two in advance can also help children become more interested. Plan a time to play the game and let them know that a fun activity is approaching. This will build excitement and an eagerness to play.

Another key for successfully getting your kids involved in an exercise game is that you must be willing to participate in the activity too

Kids love when grown-ups get involved in the fun side of life. 

Especially if the grown-ups are parents they love and admire. Participating also proves to them that you understand the value of exercising and being healthy. 

If you're not willing to exercise, why will your children want to?

Make changes to your plans

An unpredicted rain storm can ruin a game, and a child's day, so be sure to have a back-up plan. 

Be willing to put a spin on the game rules. Sometimes kids have fantastic suggestions to improving a game. 

Being open to their suggestions will make the activity more fun for you and them and will also give it your family's own personality. Even the new and improved game could be a family tradition for years.

Being involved in your kids' lives in this small way can make a large impact on them. 

It not only improves their well-being and health.

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 Using Charts For Exercise For Kids

There are plenty of tips and products for getting your kids to exercise successfully and on a regular basis. 

You can purchase equipment, games or sporting gear. 

You can plan family activities that promote exercise, such as trips to a playground, water park or playing a game of catch. Above all of this, though, there is one kids exercise tip that will guarantee the greatest likelihood for success.

A kids exercise chart is necessary for families to follow through with exercise on a continual basis. 

You can either find one online or create your own. There are different ways to make such a chart so you can do it the way your family will benefit the most.

One suggestion is to have a chart with different exercises written down. Each day, plan to do one of the exercises. Once it is completed, make notes about how the kids liked it and if it's something they would like to do again. If they do the exercise several times, write down their progress and accomplishments.

Another idea is to have a calendar chart. 

You would need to print off a month-long calendar and write down an exercise for each day. If you plan ahead for the whole month then you won't have to come up with ideas at the spur of the moment. Once an exercise is completed, make necessary notes on the calendar.

It's proven that when something's written down, you're more likely to do it. 

Once something is on paper, it's considered a goal for most. Therefore, they will more likely accomplish it. That is why charts are so beneficial.

Also, by having a chart written out in advance, it eliminates any need for last minute planning. You can look ahead for the next few days and determine what you'll be doing. It's very common that when there's no pre-determined plan, things are less likely to be done.

Charts also help you keep track of what activities your child is doing. 

You can see what they've done and how active they've been. Remember that charts can always be tweaked to better accommodate your child and their needs.

In all areas of life, writing down goals and accomplishments is beneficial and motivating. The same is true for kids and exercise. Your child can and should get some form of exercise every day. With a chart, the likelihood of that happening is much greater.

Remember that the reason to have a kids exercise chart is to give you skills and knowledge necessary to help your children become the healthiest people they can be.

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Trampoline Exercise: How It Benefits Adults and Kids

Trampoline Exercise Is An Important Exercise For & Kids. Here's Why.

Trampoline exercise is beneficial to all kids, including those that are not athletic and have had no prior interest in sports. 

Jumping is a natural motion that is pre-programmed into all of us.
Getting kids to exercise these days is very difficult. 

There are so many other attractions that are available for them that it is difficult to command their time and attention. 

But health and fitness is very important to the growth and development of a child. Childhood obesity and illnesses that are caused due to obesity are on the rise.

To combat this phenomenon, use what could be one of the greatest fun-fitness inventions of all time. 

Get your kids a trampoline and sit back. You will be able to watch them voluntarily engage in a healthy workout day after day.

Trampolines can be great fun for adults as well

Relive your youth or rediscover your inner child. Bounce around by yourself or with friends. 

Relieve stress by bouncing till your heart's content. Trampolining makes for a great social activity and can be a great activity for an outdoor party.

Trampoline exercise is a quick way to build muscle and to lose fat. The exercise that one gets from playing on the trampoline is especially helpful.

The benefits of working out on the trampoline 

Is that one gets to play and exercise in one's back yard, breathing in fresh air and also working out in private areas. 

The privacy alone as well as the hard fat that one can lose by bouncing on the trampoline is worth the money and the time it might take to find a well made trampoline that can withstand impact shock without buckling. 

That is also an important consideration as all trampolines are not made equally well, and to buy a cheap one might be one at risk for injury while exercising on the trampoline.

Advantages of Trampoline Exercise

While trampoline exercise has more health benefits then other exercises it also has other advantages over other exercises like jogging and aerobic exercises that involve high impact on a surface. 

When bouncing on a trampoline you do not have to worry about the potential shock impact to your joints, skeleton or muscles. 

Also the G-Force measured at your ankles, back and forehead is more equally distributed when you bounce, compared to floor exercise where your ankle joints take more than twice the impact of your lower back or head.

HAPPY JUMPING😍😇😉

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