Blog - Fitness, Sports & Nutrition For Kids
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The Right Choice: Tips To Help Kids Develop Decision-Making Skills
Making decisions in life for kids is as simple or tough as it is for adults. The only difference is the ample experience adulthood gives us in facing the consequences of the choices we make. Now to break down the act of decision making for children, it can be as simple as choosing the colour of their paintings or choosing what sports they’d like to play. Here are a…
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What is holding back Indian kids from playing sports?
Recently, when Bollywood actor R Madhavan and his wife Sarita decided to move to Abu Dhabi for their son Vedaant’s swimming training, it was popular news on several media platforms. Vedaant desired to represent India at the Olympics, and his parents believed in and supported his aspirations, something that’s quite unconventional among Indian families. Although enrolling kids in all kinds of extracurricular activities after school hours has become a trend in recent years, academic performance still takes center stage for most parents. Getting involved in regular physical activity can…
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COOKING WITH KIDS – 12 BENEFITS FOR YOUR CHILD’S ALL-ROUND DEVELOPMENT
Getting your kids helping in the kitchen is a great way to communicate and teach the virtues of doing things together. When my daughters were young, they were great company to me while I was busy in my kitchen cooking for the family, and get-togethers. While the younger one would sit on the kitchen counter and observe,…
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Physical Fitness & All-Round Development in Kids
Holistic fitness is a direct approach to maintaining mental, spiritual and physical fitness, incorporating nutrition and mindfulness to achieve an overall sense of wellbeing. Physical fitness for children is not solely to burn calories, but helps in mental well-being and nutrition. ‘Holistic’ basically means looking at something as a ‘whole’. In the world of fitness, it means being conscious of good…
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6 IMPORTANT FITNESS SKILLS TO FOCUS ON FOR YOUNG ATHLETES
Fitness and sports are often clubbed together, with most parents not really knowing the importance of both in their child’s development as a healthy human being. In addition to improving physical health, fitness programs for teens and kids can help improve various facets of mental, emotional, and social health. A better fitness lifestyle can do wonders in enhancing a child’s performance in…
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Building the Right Posture in Kids
“Bad posture can lead to increased strain on the muscles, ligaments, joints and bones,” says Dr Redman. “As a child is growing, bad posture can lead to abnormal positioning, abnormal growth of the spine and, ultimately, increased arthritis later in life.” Think of the times when children were burdened to carry school bags with heavy books. Many children…
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5 ways to keep kids healthy and active
One out of 10 children suffer from serious health conditions in India, including issues like obesity and diabetes, physical tiredness, unhealthy food cravings, and the list goes on. It is important to develop a good healthy schedule for your child so they can grow up to become a healthy individual. Healthy habits will help them…
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HOW DO I CHOOSE SHOES FOR MY CHILD?
There are three important factors that should be kept in mind, for choosing appropriate shoes for your child (aged 4 to 18 years). The first is foot comfort, the second is appropriateness and the third is foot protection. Depending on how fast the child is growing, the shoes need to be replaced for every one-half…
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Habits, Healthy Practices and Fitness For Kids
“Habit makes the mind insensitive” – Jiddu Krishnamurti In this article, we will discuss how we form habits, the dangers associated with habit formation, how to develop enduring and beneficial practices overall, particularly with physical fitness in mind. We generally consider ‘habits’ as mechanical and repetitive responses to certain needs – real or imagined. Hence,…
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The right words and thoughts develop a good fitness routine for kids
As parents and elders, staying in sync with Gen Z’s train of thoughts can be tough. Generations are shaped by the behavioural characteristics of their parents, which is why clubbing the older generations and gen Z together is a mistake. Millennials and the previous generation were not compelled to live in a competitive world as the Gen z’s. In the past, the motto was…
