How Brain Research Can Change the Way We Develop Youth Programs
“How do we increase trust and other character building traits in our youth?”
Use of Great Tools by Teacher of the Year
The staff at Fitness Finders would like to congratulate Amy Nieuwenhuis, Michigan Physical Education Teacher of the Year. A big...
You Are a Difference Maker
Sorry to be absent from the blogging world for so long. Life has a way of getting away from us....
Fall Mileage Club Programs
Here are some links to schools that are making a difference using our Mileage Club. See what others are doing...
Measuring Youths’ Body Mass Index (BMI) Score
I used to tell my students if they wanted to find out if they were too fat they should run...
Measuring Obesity, Overweight and Lean Body Tissue
Last time I wrote about the confusion of various words used to describe body fatness. Here, I’ll briefly define some...
Overweight or Obese: What’s the Difference?
Why is life so complicated when simple things should remain simple and complex things complex? I’m talking about health specialists...
Charlie Kuntzleman on Obesity
Last March a dear friend of mine from California called me and asked me to write to the first lady...
How to Make a Difference (Part 4): Persevering toward the Goal
“Many persons have the wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity...
Decisions
I am going to take a brief pause before finishing the discussion about helping children change to address the idea...