Active Ingredients

It doesn't have to be so hard. Dr. Tracy Hall from South Lakes Pediatrics explains how to truly simplify how you think about healthy nutrition. This fun episode is packed full of ideas you can use to guide and motivate your family to a healthier approach what we eat and drink. 

Sports Medicine Physician, Dr. Maria Ryan, from Twin Cities Orthopedics, joins Betsy in this episode aimed at parents with school-age athletes. She shares her experiences from treating athletes attempting to overcome and heal from overuse and other sports-related injuries. If you're a parent of a young athlete up to a collegiate competitor, you'll benefit from her message which includes stories from her medical residency at UCONN where she worked with the men's and women's basketball teams the year they both won the NCAA national championship. Dr. Maria is a veteran volunteer at our events, and we are so thankful for her!

Kara Thom is an active living advocate. In this episode, she explains why parents are fitness role models - for better or worse - for their kids, and she offers practical advice to turn every day into an active day.

Pediatrician, Dr. JoAnne Hoffman Jecha, the Director of Mental Health at South Lake Pediatrics, joins Betsy to share the current best thinking on how to raise kids who are mentally and physically resilient and ready for success in life. Filled with practical tips for parents. 

Our guest is Dr. Lesley Scibora, Professor of Exercise Science at the University of St. Thomas. As a scientist, Lesley's research focuses on the impact of obesity and physical activity on bone health from youth to adulthood across adulthood and clinic populations.  As a college level teacher, Lesley has a lot to share with parents about raising strong, healthy kids who have the tools to become strong, healthy adults.

This special episode is packed with helpful tips and info for families getting ready for the BreakAway Kids Tri. 

In this episode, CycleHealth's Executive Director Betsy Grams interviews Dr. Joanna Perkins, pediatric oncologist and researcher. In her 15 years treating kids with cancer, Dr. J witnessed incredible stories of resilience, and she has an important and universal message for all parents.

In this very first episode, friend of CycleHealth Jimmy Bellamy and CycleHealth Executive Director Betsy Grams talk about the challenges facing kids and families, and why it's so important that kids become gritty and resilient.