http://www.lebertfitness.com/Engage/YouthFitnessGuyBlog.aspx Youth Fitness Guy blog entries - Update your workout with Lebert Fitness products, the newest trend in bodyweight training Hangtime Fitness  just announced they are hosting Canada’s first ever Youth Fitness Summit at York University in Toronto on May 4th and 5th and I’m so honoured to have been invited to be a speaker alongside some of the most influential Youth Fitness Professionals in the world. http://www.lebertfitness.com/Engage/YouthFitnessGuyBlog/tabid/325/post/youthfitnesssumit/Default.aspx Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:20 -0500 http://www.lebertfitness.com/Engage/YouthFitnessGuyBlog/tabid/325/post/youthfitnesssumit/Default.aspx I enjoy watching Dr. John Ratey speak about the many benefits of exercise and physical activity. He's someone I like to watch and listen to on a regular basis. It's still sad that with all the current research, physical activity still takes a back seat in our schools at all levels. I think it's downright shameful and something that needs to change across the board pronto! http://www.lebertfitness.com/Engage/YouthFitnessGuyBlog/tabid/325/post/turningyourbrainon/Default.aspx Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:05 -0500 http://www.lebertfitness.com/Engage/YouthFitnessGuyBlog/tabid/325/post/turningyourbrainon/Default.aspx I had the privilege of listening to Andy Higgins deliver the keynote address at the Toronto District School Board HPE Professional Development Day recently at Monarch Park in Toronto. Over four hundred Health and Physical Education teachers were in attendance. Andy is a life-time educator whose medium has been Physical Education, Counseling, and Sport. He has coached athletes who have medaled on every international stage. http://www.lebertfitness.com/Engage/YouthFitnessGuyBlog/tabid/325/post/bestcoachingbestpractices/Default.aspx Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:29 -0500 http://www.lebertfitness.com/Engage/YouthFitnessGuyBlog/tabid/325/post/bestcoachingbestpractices/Default.aspx This past week I had the opportunity to attend the Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L) National Summit in Gatineau, Quebec hosted by Canadian Sport for Life . This annual Summit brings together leaders who work to enhance the quality of sport and physical activity in Canada. CS4L recognizes that quality sport and physical activity offer rich benefits to Canadian society through improved health, stronger communities, higher sporting achievement, and stronger national identity. By improving sport, CS4L aims to improve the lives of all Canadians. http://www.lebertfitness.com/Engage/YouthFitnessGuyBlog/tabid/325/post/CS4L/Default.aspx Sat, 9 Feb 2013 21:46 -0500 http://www.lebertfitness.com/Engage/YouthFitnessGuyBlog/tabid/325/post/CS4L/Default.aspx I would like to thank everyone who participated in my webinar "How to Include Fitness into Sport Practices" on Tuesday, January 22 in partnership with the Coaches Association of British Columbia . The feedback received was incredible. http://www.lebertfitness.com/Engage/YouthFitnessGuyBlog/tabid/325/post/coachesbcthankyou/Default.aspx Sat, 26 Jan 2013 11:24 -0500 http://www.lebertfitness.com/Engage/YouthFitnessGuyBlog/tabid/325/post/coachesbcthankyou/Default.aspx I’m excited to be presenting a FREE webinar How to Include Fitness Training into Sport Practices in partnership with the Coaches Association of British Columbia. The webinar will take place on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 from 6 to 7 p.m. PST. http://www.lebertfitness.com/Engage/YouthFitnessGuyBlog/tabid/325/post/coachesbc/Default.aspx Fri, 18 Jan 2013 07:41 -0500 http://www.lebertfitness.com/Engage/YouthFitnessGuyBlog/tabid/325/post/coachesbc/Default.aspx Should kids and young athletes perform situps/crunches as part of their development/training programs in their Physical Education classes or as part of their youth sport development? http://www.lebertfitness.com/Engage/YouthFitnessGuyBlog/tabid/325/post/Shouldkidsandyoungathletesperformsitupscrunches/Default.aspx Tue, 4 Dec 2012 13:28 -0500 http://www.lebertfitness.com/Engage/YouthFitnessGuyBlog/tabid/325/post/Shouldkidsandyoungathletesperformsitupscrunches/Default.aspx After watching yet another group of kids being told to do endless crunches/bent leg sit-ups at a local high school recently I thought I would devote the next several posts to the concept of working the "core". http://www.lebertfitness.com/Engage/YouthFitnessGuyBlog/tabid/325/post/NoMoreSit-UpsandCrunches/Default.aspx Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:27 -0500 http://www.lebertfitness.com/Engage/YouthFitnessGuyBlog/tabid/325/post/NoMoreSit-UpsandCrunches/Default.aspx This article was first posted in The Huddle by Jordan Walters and is reprinted here with their permission. The Huddle is the place to be for all things Physical Education in Canada. Sponsored by Thompson Publishing, The Huddle is the place to connect with other educators, share resources, and discuss topics that matter to our community. http://www.lebertfitness.com/Engage/YouthFitnessGuyBlog/tabid/325/post/Notyourparentsgymclass/Default.aspx Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:00 -0500 http://www.lebertfitness.com/Engage/YouthFitnessGuyBlog/tabid/325/post/Notyourparentsgymclass/Default.aspx