Athletes Corner

Eat BREAKFAST every day! The longer you wait to eat breakfast, the longer you will be running in a low gear! Eating breakfast jump starts your energy levels and your metabolism.

Don't skip meals. Breakfast - first thing in the morning - lunch and dinner. That's three meals per day, seven days per week. Always. Every day.

Drink plenty of water. Despite what the sports drink makers want you to believe, water is all that you need during all but the most extreme conditions. Also, by drinking water instead of soda, sports drinks or processed fruit juices kids will cut way down on the consumption of the really bad sugars.

Make time to sleep--- Get some rest. The body recovers and repairs when it is sleeping. Try to get 8 hours of sleep per night. Those who do not get enough rest often times get injured and sick more often than those who are adequately rested.

Don't focus on body weight. This goes for losing weight and gaining weight. If kids are eating properly and are active, their weight will take care of itself. Too many people worry about the scale. For too many reasons to go into now, more harm than good will come from worrying about how much somebody weighs.