The State of Kids’ Fitness Australia (2021)
So how about that last 18 months? If we ever needed an excuse to stay home, play Xbox, Netflix & Chill, and support local businesses by ordering copious amounts of takeaway, it has been the last...
View Article4 Simple Steps to Keep Young Athlete’s Attention
If you work with kids, you know that their attention spans are about as long as mosquito’s hiccup. This can be the cause of a lot of the frustration that stands in the way of great coaches wanting to...
View ArticleHow to Start Working With Schools as a Fitness Professional
In 2000, I had 5 years of experience leading group exercise classes for adults and two rambunctious children at home. I realized that every time I took my kids to the playground and let them loose, I...
View ArticleSimone Biles: They’re Kids, Not Commodities
I don’t know Simone Biles and I can’t speak to her personal character or what she may do or say in the days, months or years to come. I only know the facts that are available. I’m not going to waste...
View ArticleWhat Age is it Safe for Kids to “Lift Weights”?
As a coach or fitness professional who works with young athletes, you’ll encounter the question, “When is it safe for my child to lift weights?” multiple times in your career. Clear and relevant...
View ArticleGood and BETTER Tactics for Growing Your Youth Programs
As youth strength and conditioning professionals, we’re always looking for ways to expand our programs so we can help more kids. For the last few years, SPIDERfit Kids has been working with individuals...
View ArticleIs it Really a “Childhood” Obesity Problem?
America, we have a problem. Recent estimates suggest about 19% of our kids aged 2-19 are obese and it’s expected that once the dust settles, the pandemic will have driven these numbers higher. As...
View ArticleSpeed Coach “Secrets” to Getting Kids Faster (Parent Edition)
Very few athletic traits are valued as much as speed. That’s why the youth “speed training” niche is a near billion-dollar industry in the United States and beyond. Individual coaches and companies...
View Article7 Fast and Simple Ways to Improve Young Athletes’ Nutrition
Providing your young athletes with high quality food choices they’re willing to eat can be a challenge amidst the hustle and bustle of family life. Kids begin to form their lifelong behaviors and...
View Article“At Home” Work that Will Actually Help Young Athletes Improve
As adults, our imaginations are full of intriguing yet mythical phenomenon like Bigfoot, aliens, and young athletes doing the “at home” workouts their coaches prescribe. Throughout the last 20+ years...
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