Do you have a picky eater? Then you are likely dealing with frustration and worrying if your child is getting enough nutrients. Sometimes dinnertime can become a power struggle. Do any of these sound familiar? “No dessert until you eat three more bites of your dinner.” “The carrots are good for you. You need to […]
Read MoreThoughts and Truth
Has this ever happened to you? You wake up from a dream and you have a hard time deciding if it truely WAS a dream or if it really happened? Just like a dream, thoughts are powerful and they can be deceptive. It’s easy to interpret our thoughts as reality and truth. In fact, thoughts are […]
Read MoreRunning and Hydration
Two common questions I receive from youth and adult runners are: How much should I hydrate when I run? Do I drink water or a sport drink? What is dehydration? Dehydration occurs when the fluid loss is greater than fluid intake. Fluid loss can occur from urine, feces, and sweat. Dehydration prohibits the delivery of […]
Read MoreResource Bin
As we spend more time in our homes, Powered on Well is offering many resources to inspire and empower you and your child to be both strong minded and strong bodied.Powered on Well Resource Bin POW! Active Kids: a daily weekday show that includes physical education games, nutrition education, and cooking. Available on Facebook and […]
Read MoreQuarantine and Eating
Jump to free download Now that the world is currently on pause, you may find that you are more in tune with your children’s eating habits (Arg! Did you have snack every 15 minutes at school too?) and possibly your own eating habits as well. During this time of quarantine, Are you more aware of […]
Read MorePOW! Active Kids
Schools across our nation are switching to online learning for the next few weeks. Do you have active kids with no Phy Ed class? Are you asking yourself how you will keep your kids active during this time at home? POW! Active Kids goes LIVE at 1:00 PM CDT daily until schools resume*. Partner games […]
Read MorePOW! Run Challenge
Welcome to the POW! Run Challenge With the support of Rising New York Road Runners, Powered on Well is hosting a 45-day running challenge for your child to set and reach new goals and earn rewards along the way! The POW! Run Challenge is for children ages Pre-K through middle school, at any fitness level. […]
Read MoreThe Good, the Bad, and the Clean
When was the last time you labeled a food as “good” or “bad”? How about “clean”? The challenges of having a healthy relationship with food stem from the moral labels our modern society places on eating. It’s time to stop shaming ourselves for consuming the very thing that nourishes our bodies. Does eating food make […]
Read MoreGoal Struggles
You have a fitness goal. You plan. You make lists. You even buy new shoes. But then 2 weeks later, life gets in the way and you miss a day. And then another. And then another. Your goal has vanished. The problem with setting goals Have you ever told yourself that you are going to […]
Read MoreVeggies and Kids
We know our kids need to eat more vegetables. We know we need to eat more vegetables. Then why is it so hard? Why kids (and adults) don’t like vegetables According to Healthline, researchers at the University of Kentucky believe a certain gene makes compounds in some vegetables taste particularly bitter to some people, so […]
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