<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Fitness | Dr. Denny Coates</title>
	<atom:link href="https://drdennycoates.com/category/fitness/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://drdennycoates.com</link>
	<description>Helping parents raise happy, successful, independent adults.</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:56:19 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>
	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>
	1	</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3</generator>

<image>
	<url>https://drdennycoates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/DCFavicon2.jpg</url>
	<title>Fitness | Dr. Denny Coates</title>
	<link>https://drdennycoates.com</link>
	<width>32</width>
	<height>32</height>
</image> 
	<item>
		<title>A Modest Proposal: Adult Skills for Kids</title>
		<link>https://drdennycoates.com/a-modest-proposal-adult-skills-for-kids/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Coates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2020 21:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Critical Thinking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mentoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parent-child Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Strength]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teen Driving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teen Success]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://drdennycoates.com/?p=7429</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[ADULTING: &#8220;The practice of behaving in a way characteristic of a responsible adult, especially the accomplishment of mundane but necessary tasks.&#8221; I borrowed this excellent definition from an online search; the term is too new to be included in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, even though in the past few years hundreds of adulting courses have appeared [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>What Our Daughters Need to Know about Beauty</title>
		<link>https://drdennycoates.com/what-our-daughters-need-to-know-about-beauty/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Coates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 18:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inspiring Quotes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parent-child Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peer Pressure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teen Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teen Sex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teen Success]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://drdennycoates.com/?p=7096</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Young girls want to be pretty. They believe it will help make them popular and well-liked, and therefore be included in the fun and excitement with friends. And they&#8217;re probably right. Because every aspect of popular media promotes a classic form of female beauty. For example, when was the last time you saw a female [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Your Unique, One-of-a-Kind Child Needs Help to Leave the Nest</title>
		<link>https://drdennycoates.com/your-unique-one-of-a-kind-child-needs-help-to-leave-the-nest/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Coates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2019 15:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adolescence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Critical Thinking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Encouragement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Nutrition]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://drdennycoates.com/?p=6953</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[What does it mean to be a parent? Every spring, a pair of swallows arrives at our front porch to update their nest and nurture offspring. A month or so later, their young leave the nest to learn the fine points of flying and finding food. This cycle sometimes repeats itself two more times before [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Nurturing Your Teenager&#8217;s Brain Development</title>
		<link>https://drdennycoates.com/nurturing-your-teenagers-brain-development/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Coates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2019 15:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adolescent Brain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guest Blog Posts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teen Success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://drdennycoates.com/?p=6944</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s happening as an adolescent child matures toward adulthood is complicated, so it&#8217;s important to know what&#8217;s going on. But when parents are given insightful information, their first question is: What should I do about it? In this post I share a guest article from Patrick Bailey, a freelance writer who focuses mainly on topics [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Teens Can Choose to Make Their Brains Smarter &#8211; The Stakes Are High</title>
		<link>https://drdennycoates.com/teens-can-choose-make-brains-smarter-stakes-high/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Coates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 20:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adolescence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adolescent Brain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcohol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Critical Thinking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drugs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parent-child Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peer Pressure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Strength]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rebellion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teen Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teen Sex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teen Success]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://drdennycoates.com/?p=6046</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[One of the underlying themes of my writing is that parents of teens need to be realistic. But being realistic doesn&#8217;t necessarily imply some kind of worst-case scenario. Because realistically, lots of really wonderful things can happen during adolescence. For example, a teen can: Take studies seriously and become a knowledgeable, well-informed individual Become an [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Why Teens Are Vulnerable to Peer Pressure</title>
		<link>https://drdennycoates.com/teens-vulnerable-peer-pressure/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Coates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2017 19:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adolescence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adolescent Brain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcohol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Critical Thinking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drugs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parent-child Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peer Pressure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teen Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teen Sex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth Athletics]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://drdennycoates.com/?p=5532</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[What is self-esteem, anyway? Why is it important to a growing child? Why does it turn out to be a tough issue? What can parents do to nurture stronger self-esteem? Physically, I was a late-bloomer. When I was a freshman in high school, I was the shortest boy in my class. As a consequence, even [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Top 10 Fundamentals of Parenting (Part Two)</title>
		<link>https://drdennycoates.com/top-10-fundamentals-parenting-part-two/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Coates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2017 20:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adolescent Brain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Critical Thinking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parent-child Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Strength]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.drdennycoates.com/?p=4735</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Parenting Fundamentals 1-5 were presented in Part One. Here are 6-10: 6. Help your child build a strong work ethic. When I was 15 I mowed my aunt&#8217;s lawn with a borrowed motorless reel push mower in the middle of a Kansas summer. Whew! She was so impressed with my effort that she gave me [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Growing Kids Need to Believe in Their Future</title>
		<link>https://drdennycoates.com/growing-kids-need-believe-future/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Coates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2017 21:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Adolescent Brain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parent-child Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teen Success]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.drdennycoates.com/?p=4529</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A few years ago I wrote a book for middle school boys, called Conversations with the Wise Uncle. I then wrote a similar book for young girls. My purpose was to model some of the key conversations young people need to guide them along their journey to being adults. Most young teens are keenly focused [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Get Stronger for the Challenges in Your Life &#8211; Every Day</title>
		<link>https://drdennycoates.com/get-stronger-challenges-life-every-day/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Coates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2017 20:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Critical Thinking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Encouragement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teen Success]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.drdennycoates.com/?p=4420</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[I know that not everyone wants to &#8220;be all you can be.&#8221; Not everyone is serious enough about personal growth to do something about it. A whole lot of people are happy with who they are, thank you very much, and wake up to each new day content to consume whatever the world dishes out. But [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Video Game Addiction &#038; Child Development</title>
		<link>https://drdennycoates.com/video-game-addiction/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Coates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2017 17:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Drugs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teen Success]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.drdennycoates.com/?p=4202</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[How could viewing over 25 paintings by early San Antonio artist Julian Onderdonk make me think of video game addiction? It happened. The San Antonio Museum of Art recently featured the collection of Onderdonk, an American impressionist painter who died in 1922 at the age of 40. All the canvases depicted landscapes of different south Texas [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
