Whether our kids are serious athletes or just love to get out and play with their friends, cutting physical activity out of their day for two months or longer is not an option. So, how do you keep them active but coronavirus-free in these uncertain times? Here are a few activities you can consider.
Setting Goals Can Help
Young Athletes Stay on Track
for Getting Back to Sports
So, what’s the best way for parents to help their kids stay on course to be prepared when they go back to their sport? Encourage your child to be goal-oriented. Together, set some goals for their fitness routines.
A Clean Slate:
Just What Youth Sports Needs
Only 24 percent of American children between the ages of 6 and 17 get the physical activity recommended by the Centers for Disease Control. That means three-quarters of our children are not getting 60 minutes (or more) per day of moderate to vigorous physical activity and vigorous intensity physical activity at least three days per week.
Physical Education Matters Now More Than Ever
Only 24 percent of American children between the ages of 6 and 17 get the physical activity recommended by the Centers for Disease Control. That means three-quarters of our children are not getting 60 minutes (or more) per day of moderate to vigorous physical activity and vigorous intensity physical activity at least three days per week.
How to Keep your Kids Safely Active…and Out of the Emergency Room.
We want kids to remain physically active, and to use this time for independent free play and sports sampling, but parents should be mindful of the realities you will face if an injury occurs. Encourage safe, cross training sports but discourage anything that could be risky enough to break bones and cause visits to overburdened hospital systems.
Five things every sports parent should know about COVID-19
With the recent influx of COVID-19 cases being diagnosed in the United States, what should families of children involved in sports focus on? And is this abundance of caution warranted? I spoke with Dr. Katherine H. Rizzone, an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics at the University of Rochester Medical Center for some answers. A member of […]