Before you begin any kind of fitness or strength training, it is important to be knowledgeable of the form and function of the exercises you are performing. This will give you…

In today’s Play of the Day, you will use basic engineering principles to build a tower using card materials. You will then test the strength of your tower by adding weight…

Today’s Play of the Day is a full-body workout which is fun and can be performed at home with no equipment! Warm-Up Perform each warm-up exercise once for 30-seconds. (Reference…

While potato chips, donuts, and cookies are delicious snacks many of us love to eat, indulging in too many of these tasty treats does not make for a balanced diet.…

As part of the Ripken Foundation’s Healthy Choices, Healthy Children curriculum, we try to teach at-risk youth the importance of civil leadership. It is important that as a citizen of…

Recently, as our normal routines have been disrupted and we are confined to our homes, it is more important than ever for you to establish a new daily routine to…

Today’s Fitness Play of the Day from the Ripken Playbook is an entire workout focusing on building cardiovascular endurance, core strength, and flexibility. These exercises can be performed at home and…

In today's Fitness Play of the Day from the Ripken Playbook, you will learn how to perform these two fun, at-home, exercises -- mountain climbers and the wall-sit. Check out this fun video…

Today's Fitness Play of the Day is the Plank Challenge. Learn how to perform a plank and then challenge your friends! This exercise requires no equipment and will be a great addition…

Today’s Fitness Play of the Day focuses on the high plank and the squat. You can do this workout from the comfort of your home with no equipment. Before you…