Why you should get your kids into sport in 2023!

Why you should get your kids into sport in 2023!
For many children, playing sports can provide the perfect balance between physical activity, social interaction, and achievement.
An active lifestyle is essential for good mental and physical health, and having fun in the process is a great way to make sure that kids are getting enough exercise and social interaction. But the benefits of getting involved in sport can extend far beyond just physical health.
Mentally, sport can be a great outlet for kids to express their feelings and build self-confidence, while developing important motor, problem solving, and decision-making skills. Participating in sports can also help to reduce stress and anxiety and to teach children important lessons about competing fairly and handling mistakes. When it comes to physical health, there are obvious benefits to participating in sport and physical activity.
Regular physical activity can reduce kids' risk of developing chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. It can also help them build strong bones and muscles and help maintain a healthy body weight.
Participating in sport can also help with balancing, coordination, and flexibility.
Finally, playing a sport can also have a positive effect on a child's social life. Not only does it provide an opportunity to make new friends, it can also help to build relationships between family members and give kids the chance to learn from positive role models. Playing sports can teach kids teamwork and leadership skills, as well as how to progress through setbacks, such as losing a game or not getting selected on the team. This can help kids develop the resilience to push towards their goals in other aspects of life.
So this year in 2023, why not think about getting your child involved in a sport! Perhaps this could be their year to star!

Fit For Kids Co. 
Melbourne kids sports coaching company.

Keeping kids busy over the summer

 

Keeping kids busy over the summer!

Now that summer is here and the kids are out of school, it's more important than ever for them to stay active and get the exercise their bodies need. While the summer break is a much-needed break from the school year, it's a time to fill with physical activity that can help kids't bodies and minds stay healthy.
 
Physical activity is important for children to become, and stay, healthy. Exercise helps children maintain healthy weight, build strong bones and muscles, as well as improve and maintain cardiovascular health. Getting enough physical activity also helps kids stay emotionally healthy, reduces levels of stress, and makes them overall happier. 
Exercise is also an important way to keep kids engaged during the summer months. Activity during summer can help children hone their physical skills and build confidence.
On their summer break, they can explore options they normally wouldn't have time for during the school year. Physical activities like swimming, hiking, biking, and playing outdoor games are all great ways to keep kids busy and build physical and mental strength. 
Additionally, research has shown that exercise in the summer helps children stay mentally sharp and energized for the upcoming school year. Exercise helps promote better concentration and greater focus, which can lead to improved academic performance. 
Therefore, it's vital that kids take advantage of this time to stay physically active and explore different types of physical activities. So we hope you are keeping the kids active and healthy these school holidays and look forward to seeing you back come term 1!

The Team @ Fit For Kids Co.
- Melbourne Based Kids Sports Coaching Company 

 

5 easy ways to keep kids fit and healthy during the school holidays!

 

The school holidays can be hard. Hard to manage, hard to keep kids entertained and certainly hard to get the kids off the couch! So with another week of holidays in front of us, we thought we would look at 5 easy ways to keep kids fit and healthy during the school holidays! 

 

Limit Screen time

This has never been more important for children (and parents!) to try and enforce and the holidays is the perfect time for a reset. Whilst this may not exactly be the way to win a popularity test, it's crucial to develop hobbies and activities that don't involve the kids eyes going square. This will also help prepare them for returning to school with healthy screen habits and possibly some new healthy hobbies too!

 

Get outside, rain hail or shine

This is what school holidays are all about! Get the kids and take them outside away from the screens, classrooms and noise of everyday life. Children learn in so many different ways and getting them outside in nature is in itself a form of learning and development for them! You could talk them to a local nature park or simply for a walk around the block. It's all about just getting outside and out of the usual routine during the holiday break!

 

Set Challenges 

This is a fun and exciting way for children to set mini goals and enjoy the satisfaction of achieving them. Children love to have a clear goal or challenge to work towards, so as a parent think of some ways you could do this each day! It may be setting a challenge to run a lap of a local oval or even just 100 star jumps each day. The challenge is less important than the habit building it creates within your child. You will likely find once they achieve some small steps, they will want to be challenged to a greater degree more and more! So go and set some challenges this week!

 

Family / Group Activities

Children love to be with their families and this can be a great way to get everyone together to show the importance of fitness and activity. By seeing carers and parents getting involved in physical activity, children will not only join in on the fun but will also see that it is important by seeing adults taking part. This is a really powerful technique of instilling the importance of lifelong exercise.

 

Activities don't have to just be sport

Whilst we think that all kids should be involved in a sport in some capacity, staying active doesn't just have to be about sport! Spending a day at a museum or a show where you are walking around and on you feet is a great way to stay active for those children who may not gravitate to organised sport and fitness in the same way as others. Try and find something that interests your child and get them involved in it in a way that is active and movement focused.

 

Did these help? We hope you and the kids have an amazing holiday break and are able to connect over healthy / active and positive hobbies! We can't wait to see everyone back at school in just under a week!

Until then, happy holidays everyone!

Fit For Kids Co.
Melbourne based kids sports coaching. 

Soccer Classes in Melbourne for 2021

Soccer is back in 2021 and we can't wait to 'Kick Off' (pardon the pun).

This year we will be looking to launch even more soccer programmes than ever before by working with schools, ELC's, councils and sports clubs to run a whole host of soccer classes & clinics. So if you have ever wanted to get your child involved in soccer then please get in touch today to find one of our classes in Melbourne.

For now, here's a great little video from Soccer Australia.

Enjoy.

 

Fit For Kids Co.
A Melbourne based sports coaching brand on a mission to make accessing sport and fitness easy for all parents. 
Oakleigh, Brighton, Clayton, Clarinda, Parkdale, Hawthorn, Glen Iris.

Why 2021 will be a great year of sport for Melbourne Kids

2020 was tough. Not only on parents but on the kids as well. With the isolation period being introduced into Victoria, Melbourne’s children were forced inside or at least home and had to endure sport from home or over zoom, rather than at school, parks, clubs and courts around the city.

This meant in 2020 so many kids missed out on crucial motor development time and general training loss. Now this might seem a little doom and gloom and it kind of is, but that doesn't mean there aren't great things to come.

In 2021 not only will kids be getting back out into the sunshine and enjoying sport again, but the government will be helping by providing incentives (financial) to parents in order to make this something thats more affordable and easy than ever.

It will be part of a $45.2 million fundings boost to get kids moving and help families with the cost of community sport.

 


The $21 million Get Active Kids Voucher Program will be a Victorian first and will support parents and  children to get involved in organised activities by providing $200 vouchers to help families with the cost of sports equipment, uniforms or club memberships. 

The Get Active Kids Voucher Program is scheduled to commence in early 2021 so be sure to watch this space and checkout the government website for updates.


The Victorian government say that this package is a key focus of a new strategy to get Victorian kids more active both at school, home and in the community.

 

We cant wait to see the positive effect this will hopefully have on Victorian & Melbourne kids as they return to sport, health, exercise & outdoor fun!

Watch this space.

Fit For Kids Co. Team

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