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  • Trick or Treat: Finding the Sweet Spot Between Candy and Health
    October 7, 2025 | Parenting
    WORDS BY ERICA NEWTON, MYFIRSTGYM CO-FOUNDER I grew up in America where Halloween wasn’t just a fun afternoon: it was pretty much a competitive sport. My brother and I would map out our neighbourhood routes like coaches planning a grand final campaign. We knew exactly which houses gave out king-size candy bars (heroes), which ones […]
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  • Moving Minds: Why R U OK? Day Matters for Kids Too.
    September 11, 2025 | Parenting
    WORDS BY ERICA NEWTON, MYFIRSTGYM CO-FOUNDER Are Our Kids Moving Enough? (Spoiler: Nope) As a mum of three, I know first-hand that kids have energy to burn. But I’ve also seen what happens when that energy isn’t channelled into healthy outlets. Over the past few years, I’ve been hearing more and more from other parents […]
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  • Get Out of the Oodie These Holidays
    June 11, 2025 | Parenting
    WORDS BY ERICA NEWTON, MYFIRSTGYM CO-FOUNDER Ahhh, winter school holidays. That magical time of year when the lunchboxes get a break, the uniforms stay crumpled on the floor, we eat allll the comfort food, and the kids… well, let’s be honest, they turn into high-energy Oodie-clad devils by 9:03am on Day One. If you’re anything […]
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  • Burnout, Balance, and a Mathematical Wake-up Call.
    May 8, 2025 | Parenting
    WORDS BY ERICA NEWTON, MYFIRSTGYM CO-FOUNDER  As a parent, I’m all for kids being active. Sport, movement, team spirit: it’s all so important for their development. But recently, I had a little wake-up call that reminded me just how delicate the balance can be. I was a competitive swimmer growing up. Early mornings, endless laps, […]
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  • Muscle-Strengthening Exercises Are Not Just for Adults
    April 4, 2025 | Parenting
    WORDS BY ERICA NEWTON, MYFIRSTGYM CO-FOUNDER You’ve signed your child up for a sport, drive them to training and cheer them on at games. Fitness? TICK. But here’s the thing… one sport might not be enough to build the all round strength, agility and endurance they needed to stay at the top of their game […]
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  • How good nutrition can save you petrol money (seriously)
    March 13, 2025 | Parenting
    WORDS BY ERICA NEWTON, MYFIRSTGYM CO-FOUNDER I came across a study the other day which revealed 84% of Queensland parents with children aged 5 to 12 avoid routes passing fast-food outlets to prevent conflicts over unhealthy food requests. How ridiculous I thought to myself.  Later that day, we drove past one such fast food outlet, and I […]
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  • Why MyFirstGym Doesn’t Feel Like a Chore (or a Hole in Your Wallet!)
    February 11, 2025 | Parenting
    WORDS BY ERICA NEWTON, MYFIRSTGYM CO-FOUNDER For years I ran around as the classic Uber-driver-part-time-chef-full-time-problem-solver (also known as a Mum/Mom/Mama). If you’re anything like me, you’ll know just how easy it is to fall into the trap of signing up for a million classes, only to spend your life in your car, racing from one […]
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  • A Message from the MyFirstGym Founders
    January 17, 2025 | Parenting
    WORDS BY ERICA NEWTON, MYFIRSTGYM CO-FOUNDER As we put away the Christmas tree and got out the party poppers, Dan and I had a rather serious conversation about 2024. We talked about things that had happened around the house, our kids’ milestones and of course, MyFirstGym. We’ve hit a few goals this year, but there […]
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