When are your kids ready to ride bikes independently?
How do parents know when their kids are ready to bike independently? These tips will help inform you while building your kids’ confidence too.
How to choose the right size and type of helmet for your child
Whether your child is skateboarding, cycling, or scootering, here’s how you can pick the right helmet for them.
How to teach your child to ride a bike
Riding a bike can be one of the most freeing activities. Here are some of the current best practices for how to raise a skilled, bike-loving rider.
10 ways to make family cycling more fun this fall
Check out these suggestions for some fun family bike rides this fall before you bring the skis and sleds out.
For new cyclists, developing confidence is key
Teaching a child to ride a bike must be one of the toughest activities. It certainly has been in our house. “Parent fail” reverberates in my head when my daughter tearfully says she doesn’t want to ride her bike. We started with a pedal-less strider bike, which was great for her to learn to balance … Continued
Tips to help timid riders brave the bike park (plus six awesome Canadian pump tracks for all-ages fun)
Across Canada, parks are adding BMX tracks and pump tracks to appeal to older and more adventurous kids. But these features aren’t only fun for big kids. Even children as young as three years old can develop the fundamental movement skills they need to master a balance bike on the track, with a little help … Continued
Five tips to keep active while travelling
If you’re anything like us, you want your family to live an active lifestyle. Maybe you have a workout routine at the gym, register your kids in a few sports, or take advantage of the summer by biking, swimming, River Surfing, and hiking. But when it’s vacation time, it’s all too easy for healthy habits … Continued
How to teach kids to pedal their bikes properly
Editor’s note: This post was updated on April 17, 2020. There are an estimated 2 billion bicycles in the world. In fact, after walking, biking is the second most popular form of active transportation. And for good reasons. With the new technology in bikes, you can two-wheel yourself over almost any terrain and in all … Continued
10 ways to make biking fun for kids
Tips to help little legs have fun in the saddle
Role Model spotlight: Benoît Huot
This Paralympic swimmer has won 20 medals for Canada
Role Model Spotlight: Tanya Koob
This mom is an aficionado of all things outdoors
The Haliburton Highlands offer the perfect active family adventure
We visit Pinestone Resort, Bonnie View Inn, and Sir Sam’s
How to become a more active family in just 3 steps
So, you’re ready to make some changes and focus on making sure your kids are active and learning skills. That’s amazing. Helping your child learn to love moving is a gift that lasts a lifetime. But change can be hard, especially when you’re changing deeply ingrained habits. So pick one of the lifestyle changes that feels most … Continued
These kids get to school on a pedal-powered bicycle bus
On the S’Cool Bus, kids get some good physical activity before classes begin
What you need to know for your kids’ first triathlon
Make sure that the emphasis is on having fun
These Calgary kids don’t let winter stop them from biking to school
Riding in the snow helps them gain independence, confidence, and even status
Study shows exercise before school improves attentiveness in class
Walking or biking to school can help kids concentrate better
The joy of biking to school
Riding to school is energizing and empowering for kids
Jennifer Heil is Active for Life
Jennifer Heil offers support for Active For Life.