In Kids
February 07, 2012
This hungry caterpillar is just wishing to be eaten!
Prep all the body parts beforehand and create this insect with your kid. Make its legs out of anything you have handy. We chose colorful carrots and red peppers.
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In Kids
February 03, 2012
To tackle childhood obesity, the NFL is focusing on educating children about exercise and nutrition. Julie Buehler reports.
Ever watched in awe as someone obliterates a workout?
Ever seen a human juggernaut explode through barriers?
It’s not only inspirational, but it also has the ability to compel you to action unlike any written article, spoken word or AC/DC record. It’s the power of example.
With childhood obesity rates becoming super-sized and the… Continue Reading
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CrossFit Kids have all the fun: laser beams for elbows, hands that hold up the sky and the dance moves of an Oompa-Loompa.
In this video, Kids Seminar Staff member John Brown explains how to teach the press series: the press, the thruster and the push press. That’s right: thruster before push press.
“Once we sort of set kids in motion with this explosive opening of the hips the push press is now just a shortened range of motion for… Continue Reading
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In Kids
January 31, 2012
Mikki Lee Martin describes ways to drill your kids repeatedly without boring them to distraction.
At the CrossFit Kids Trainer Course, we discuss some teaching methodologies based on how kids learn. They learn primarily through imitation and shared attention, and retention is then further enhanced through repetition, novelty and complexity. Novel experiences are more likely to be retained.
Likewise, youngsters with short attention spans learning perishable… Continue Reading
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In Kids
January 24, 2012
Turn kids on to vegetables when they’re younger and they’ll have a lifetime of healthy eating ahead of them. One way of doing this is by dolling those veggies up with all things fun and delicious.
Turn a bland head of cauliflower into a sweet and crunchy mash and soon your kids will ask you to make them vegetables!
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In Kids
January 23, 2012
The Games’ first CrossFit Kids Teen Challenge exemplifies what the youth program is all about. Dan Edelman explains.
We are near the end of CrossFit Brand X’s Teen weightlifting class. Fifteen-year-old M. tightens his belt and steps onto the platform. In pursuit of a one-rep max back squat, he has already PR’d, so this 285-lb. attempt is gravy. He positions himself under the bar, lifts it and steps… Continue Reading
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In Kids
January 17, 2012
Jeff Martin explains how and when to cue kids who are squatting in your box.
“Knees out! Knees out!”
If the workout has squats in it and you are in a CrossFit box, you will hear this cue—or you should hear it—being yelled out throughout the WOD. When we teach the mechanics of the squat, we discuss that the knees must be in line with the feet. This is the most efficient and safest way for us to… Continue Reading
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In Kids
January 10, 2012
Getting kids to eat vegetables isn’t as easy as it sounds—but some vegetables are easier than others. This recipe puts a spin on roasted butternut squash and gives it a little kick! Watch the red pepper flakes if you don’t like it too spicy.
This recipe is a great carbohydrate side dish to serve with lean protein and a hearty helping of leafy greens.
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