http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com Ideas, tips and news on kids health and fitness Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:48:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Please visit http://www.zippeddy.com/contact-us.html to register your interest. Thanks! http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2009/08/13/zippeddy-pre-orders-available/ Interesting article on designing neighbourhoods to promote active lifestyles. http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2009/07/31/active-designs/ NAB have announced Schools First Awards, designed to bring together students, teachers and communities to fund innovative projects: Impact Awards The Impact Awards are for those school–community partnerships that can demonstrate improved student outcomes as a result of their partnership. There are up to 60 local awards of $50,000 each and eight State/Territory ... http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2009/07/18/schools-first-awards/ A new program launched in conjunction with MEND and the Victorian Government: Kids-Life! is a Victorian Government Initiative to enrich the physical, social and emotional wellbeing of children. For the first time in Central West Gippsland, the project is offering free healthy lifestyle courses for children aged 5 to 12 years ... http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2009/07/15/kids-life-programme/ Gambado is another indoor playground located the UK (Beckenham, Chelsea and Watford). I like their concept of "play and learn" to get kids to be active. Check out a tour of their facilities here. (Via reader Ian). http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2009/07/14/gambado-indoor-playground/ Just stumbled across this indoor playground, Kid Space Adventures, built especially to encourage children to be active while having lots fun. It's a massive complex with: The Orb One of the largest play structures in the UK. Inside there are 11 thrill slides, sky spirals, a black hole and much, much more! The ... http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2009/07/11/kid-space-adventures/ Via ClickPress: ThinQFitness, the digital TV content company, and The Department of Health’s Change4Life movement, today announce a partnership to combat child obesity with a series of online videos, encouraging families to get together and exercise to avoid obesity and poor health. As part of the Change4Life campaign to “eat well, move ... http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2009/06/19/uk-government-giving-free-fitness-videos/ Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) are looking at ways to combat child obesity: Donna Spruijt-Metz, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Preventive Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine, will present an overview of the KNOWME NETWORKS study -- a program to develop ... http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2009/06/11/wireless-body-sensors-and-interactive-media/ This is an interesting programme for kids in Suffolk Country, UK. The Suffolk Challenge aims to get Suffolk kids to be the healthiest in the nation by 2012, by having them register for the Activity Challenge. More kids info available here too. http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2009/06/10/suffolk-activity-challenge-for-kids/ Get Movin', a YMCA initiative, starts today: Get Movin' is a free summer program aimed at motivating families to Get Movin' and improve their health by adopting a more active, healthy lifestyle through physical and recreational activities.  Their also includes 20 Ways to Get Movin': Go for a walk Do sit-ups in ... http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2009/06/06/get-movin-kicks-off-today/