Building Strong Foundations: The Base Build Boost Approach to Teaching Movement to Kids
Let’s dive into a concept that is essential to how Brand X® teaches movement to kids: Base – Build – Boost. Base, Build and Boost represent three distinct phases kids go through... Read More
A Canary In The Coal Mine
This image, a fixture in our gym, Brand X® -The Lab, for years, now proudly hangs in my home gym. Its significance lies in the... Read More
Youth Fitness For Parents: How does physical literacy help the sedentary child?
Alarmingly, in 2023 most kids in the US rely on sports to get their physical activity. In most cases this is their only physical activity. According... Read More
Youth Fitness for Parents: How does physical literacy help your athlete?
If you are a parent with kids in sports, you might be wondering “How is all this talk of physical literacy going to help my... Read More
Teen Workout #4
Day 1 Prepare 5:00 of mobility (Before Class)The Brand X Warm up 5:00 movement and mobility (Example)2x Scorpion Stretch 5 ea. side 5 Pike push ups 5... Read More
Teen Workout #3
Prepare 5:00 of mobility (Before Class)The Brand X Warm up 5:00 movement and mobility (Example)3x 5 Hindu push up/push up combo5 Walk over push ups Practice... Read More
Teen Workout #2
Prepare 3xQuadrupedal bear crawl 10 m Seal walk 10 m Side shuffle 10 mHopscotch 30 seconds Side shuffle 10 m10 inchworms Toy soldiers 10 m 10 knee hugs 10 quad pulls ... Read More
Teen Workout #1
Prepare 5:00 of mobility (Before Class)The Brand X Warm up 5:00 movement and mobility (Example)10 inchworms Pendulums, 5 ea. side Childs pose to Spider-Man to sit through, 5... Read More
Youth Fitness for Parents: Creating Competency with Brand X® Movement Skills
In our last segment we spoke about the three elements a trainer can influence to increase physical literacy. In this blog we are going to... Read More
Teen Workout #4
PrepareFor 5-8 minutes1 minute Pendulum- arms outstretched overhead1 minute Spinning with a partner (hold both of your partners hands) 1 minute Broad Jumps Get Ready1... Read More