Introducing kids to a healthy lifestyle can be a challenge in our fast food, video game laden society. Thirty minutes once a week in P.E. class isn’t nearly enough to maintain the cardiovascular system, much less keep an overall healthy body weight. One thing that P.E. class has right though is that classes are fun and they allow kids to socialize. The Fit Express’ FIT-4-Kids exercise program along with their specially-made kids exercise equipment gives kids what they need and want.

So little Johnny’s not thrilled about running 30 minutes on a treadmill? It’s already hard enough for adults, who understand the importance, to exercise on a consistent basis. I’ve trained children, I can tell you from experience they get distracted and bored even easier. Introducing health and wellness at an early age is important and it’s up to us to give them a fun option.

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The ‘Rule Of 3′ Meets Pareto’s ’80/20′ And You Get Fit Faster As A Result!

Everybody likes simple lists.

Everybody likes Rules Of Thumb.

And as far as I can tell, everyone wants tighter abs and more energy.

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Believe me I do understand how hard it is to fit exercise into the busy and hectic schedule of any mom.  As mom’s, sometimes we need to think outside the box when it comes to exercise.  Is it a written rule somewhere that exercise has to be at the gym, or taking a run for an hour?  Check out some of these fun and child friendly exercise ideas that also will not break the bank.

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To answer this  we first need to ask another “what is your goal?”, or more specifically, “how much weight do you want to lose and by when?”

Once we have the answer to the second question, we can simply calculate how much exercise is needed based on an understanding of how much energy different exercises burn per minute.

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Now all of the fun pregnancy excuses have been officially taken away. You can no longer claim that you are eating that extra piece of chocolate cake because you are eating for two; doctors now advise that you should

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You might think that being pregnant is the perfect excuse to put your feet up, but a little bit of exercise is good for you and your baby – and it may even make the birth easier!
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According to new research presented at the 121st annual meeting of the American Physiological Society, exercising while pregnant is not only good for the cardiovascular system of the mother but also for that of

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