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Even Young Athletes May Not Get Enough Exercise, Study Shows

by Monique El-Faizy, Posted Dec 6th 2010 4:00PM

Too much time is spent sitting, rather than playing during sports practices, a new study shows. Credit: Corbis
Kids are so busy these days. After-school schedules are are filled with hours of sports practices and homework. Weekends are packed ...Only about a quarter of children playing organized sports are getting the amount of exercise recommended by the government during team practice, the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine reports.
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How to Prevent Sports Injuries

by Monique El-Faizy, Posted Oct 1st 2010 4:30PM

To avoid injury, have kids take some time off their primary sport throughout the year. Credit: Corbis School is back in full swing, and for many kids that means sports are, too. While athletics are a great way for kids to get some ...School is back in full swing, and for many kids that means sports are, too. While athletics are a great way for kids to get some fresh air, exercise and relieve stress, increasingly they are a source of injury, too.
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A Childhood Without Sports: How Bad?

by Sabrina Weill, Posted Nov 25th 2009 11:00AM

"Sports are not for every child," says a mom next to me on the playground bench, as her son watches a ball whiz past him and roll to a stop in the sandbox. "What if a child is simply disinclined to be competitive? And why..." she leaned in closer and ...
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Family fitness attempts are working!!!

by Jen Creer, Posted Sep 17th 2006 10:03AM

I have written here at Blogging Baby, on and off for the past year and a half, about my family's fitness efforts, and my oldest son in particular. Sam, almost 13, started running on his own this summer, and then swim practice started up again. This ...
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