by Sarah Gillespie | Aug 10, 2021 | Kids Fitness, Kids Health
As a parent it is part of your role to nurture your children and lead by example. Would you expect your child to know how to dress themselves, tie their shoelaces or cut up food without first showing them how? These are important life skills we easily teach our kids... 
by Sarah Gillespie | Aug 10, 2021 | Kids Health, Rinka News, Kids Fitness
All parents want healthy happy kids and they are continually being told how important it is to bring up their children in a healthy environment, to make sure their kids are active, eat well and are in good shape emotionally. How often are parents offered the tools to... 
by Sarah Gillespie | Aug 10, 2021 | Kids Fitness
We are looking for gyms who want to help combat the childhood obesity epidemic Kids’ health, wellbeing and fitness must be kept at the forefront of efforts to improve the current childhood obesity crisis in Ireland. Alongside this, we need to begin to repair the... 
by Sarah Gillespie | Jul 20, 2021 | Rinka News, Kids Fitness, Kids Health
We know the physical negativities to childhood obesity – increased risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancers – but do we place enough emphasis on the mental health concerns for an overweight child? A large UK study has identified that obesity and... 
by Sarah Gillespie | Jul 20, 2021 | Kids Fitness, Kids Health
Children under 18 must be active for a minimum of 60 minutes per day with moderate to vigorous exercise but currently only 19% of Irish primary school aged children are reaching that target. The impact of inactivity in the early years can lead to obesity, heart... 
by Sarah Gillespie | Jun 30, 2021 | Kids Health, Rinka News, Kids Fitness
The feel-good benefits of exercise for adults is well documented and discussed and we all know that a long walk, swim or exercise class will have us feeling like new after a long, hard day. However, this ‘feel-good’ aspect of sport and exercise is rarely...