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  • How much exercise should your child do?
    June 25, 2023
    WORDS BY ERICA NEWTON, MYFIRSTGYM CO-FOUNDER 180 minutes.  That’s the amount of time children under five years of age are supposed to be engaged in physical activity each day. Three hours. Not even the first Avatar went that long! For children under 17 years of age, the Australian Government Department of Health recommends a more achievable benchmark […]
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  • Why kale is not essential to your child’s wellbeing.
    May 30, 2023
    WORDS BY ERICA NEWTON, MYFIRSTGYM CO-FOUNDER   Wellbeing is big business. From chia seeds, kale and kombucha, to digital detoxes and facial yoga (it’s a thing!), the pursuit of wellbeing has infiltrated our lives, our screens and our wallets. For our kids, it’s a little less in your face (or neck savasana), and you’ll find […]
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  • Motivating my kids to be active: why we’ll be going for a jog this Mothers’ Day.
    May 1, 2023
    WORDS BY ERICA NEWTON, MYFIRSTGYM CO-FOUNDER  This Mothers’ Day I’ll be taking my kids for a jog. And no, not because I’m the co-founder of MyFirstGym or because I’m training for some ridiculously long Ironman (that’s Dan’s department! (here)).We’ll be working those leg muscles because I need to show them how to do it. I mean, yes, they can run. Gah! […]
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  • Mythbusters: Gyms Are Bad for Kids
    March 29, 2023
    WORDS BY ERICA NEWTON, MYFIRSTGYM CO-FOUNDER No, they’re not. So there!  Gyms. They get such a bad rap. Take a trip through Instagram and there’s lots of evidence to suggest gyms are terrible for your self-esteem, full of scary body builders who grunt and people who hog the machine you came to train on. Not […]
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  • MyFirstGym Conference 2023: Tackling Kids’ Health and Fitness
    March 14, 2023
    WORDS BY ERICA NEWTON, MYFIRSTGYM CO-FOUNDER Last month, MyFirstGym hosted its first annual business conference, and it was a resounding success! With a lineup of renowned keynote speakers, engaging workshops, and networking opportunities, the conference was the highlight of the year for many attendees. The conference was a platform for the MyFirstGym team to showcase […]
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  • Drinking Straight from the Hose: It’s Not Just You, Parenting Today is Hard.
    February 27, 2023
     WORDS BY ERICA NEWTON, MYFIRSTGYM CO-FOUNDER Got to love those old then and now posts. The kind that start with ‘We drank straight from the hose…’ and invariably end with ‘… and we survived!’ I can chuckle and pick out the things I remember doing (like cruising the streets on my bike and not even owning […]
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  • Happy New Year From MyFirstGym!
    January 25, 2023
    WORDS BY ERICA NEWTON, MYFIRSTGYM CO-FOUNDER Do any other parents out there feel like the New Year actually begins on the first day of school? When you can take a breath? Where the routine is a little more fixed (and child-free) from 8am-3pm? Don’t get me wrong: I love the long summer break, but I […]
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  • The Magic of Coaching: What you need to know to help your child thrive
    November 28, 2022
    The Magic of Coaching: What you need to know to help your child thrive
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