Youth & Family Fitness
What the evidence supports for kids, teenagers, and the parents trying to build active habits as a household. Pregnancy, postpartum, and intergenerational movement are all covered.
Activity habits track from childhood into adulthood — but the right approach varies dramatically by age. The articles below cover what the published evidence supports across the family lifespan.
5 articles on this topic
Deep diveYouth Fitness: How Kids Should Actually Train
Resistance training does not stunt growth. Early single-sport specialisation does cause injury. The CSEP 24-hour Movement Guidelines, the 20…
Deep diveBuilding Family Health Habits That Actually Stick
Health habits are remarkably contagious within a household. The behaviours that compound across decades — what kids eat, how often the famil…
Deep diveExercise During and After Pregnancy: An Evidence-Based Guide
The modern evidence — codified in 2018-2020 ACOG, CSEP, and IOC consensus statements — is unambiguous: regular physical activity during a he…
Deep diveFitness After 65: What the Evidence Actually Says
Most of what we call 'aging' — strength loss, balance decline, fading energy — is actually detraining. Untreated, the loss compounds. Treate…
Deep diveWhat 7,000 Steps a Day Really Does to Your Body
A evidence-based look at walking how the dose changes the result: how step counts from 4,000 to 12,000 a day affect mortality, dementia risk…