Play is an integral part of childhood, but in recent years play has started to slow down with active alternatives replaced with video games and online interaction. Active play is a great way to keep kids healthy and moving at any age, but a lot of parents don’t know where to start. If you’re trying […]
Tag: Fitness
Moms live busy lives. We spend all day taking care of our kids, running errands, and working that sometimes we forget to take care of ourselves. This section is filled with articled to help moms on the go and new moms make their work out routines with articles about fitness classes in your area and fitness advice for active lifestyles. These articles will help you to be fab and fit!
A Playground Safety Checklist for Parents
It’s never been easier for kids to spend an entire Saturday seated. Almost unthinkable a few generations ago, kids today have so many passive entertainment options to where they exercise nothing except their thumbs and eyeballs. Although there’s nothing wrong with TV time or playing video games with friends every so often, kids today are at risk […]
Five Quick and Easy Tips for a Happier, Healthier Spring
Spring cleaning isn’t just for our kitchens, bedrooms, and closets. It’s also a great time to detox and “spring clean” our bodies as well. Here are five quick tips to reboot our bodies and minds for spring! Move Your Body! Winter can be plain hard. It’s cold, dark, and can inspire lethargy. As we transition […]
Game Day – When A Candy Bar and Soda Just Don’t Measure Up!
Game day! Time to make sure the kids are fed properly in order to replace all of the calories they are about to burn! However, there is one small issue – the game is at 7am in Westchester, a little more than an hour away. When it comes to my child’s nutrition, I would call […]
Boudreaux’s Butt Paste Celebration
Last week, we were lucky enough to celebrate #buttpastebooty with the teams from Boudreaux’s Butt Paste and Momtrends. We began with an intense workout at Exhale Spa at the Gansevoort Hotel. The #booty workout was incredibly challenging but such a great way to start the day. Boudreaux’s Butt Paste is pediatrician recommended and mom-approved. It […]
Why Recess Is Essential to Child Development
Some of our best memories of grade school always start with that recess bell ringing. That joyful sound was letting our little minds know it was time to go outside and play. Unfortunately, in recent years, schools have waved goodbye to recess in favor of tightly packed academic schedules even at an elementary school level. […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Active Boomer Grandparents and Exercise
This is an unabridged version of a column I wrote for GRAND Magazine. This column is not the usual admonishment to seniors about the need to get off the couch and do more exercise. Rather, I want to suggest that there is a certain cohort group that may need to ratchet down their exercise – […]
Teach Your Children About a Healthy Lifestyle
One of the most satisfying legacies we can leave our children is a commitment to health -and it’s never been more important. According to the CDC, nearly 1 out of 6 children is struggling with obesity. Cases of Type 2 diabetes in children, which is preventable, are on the rise as well. We all want […]