What's lightweight, funky-looking and colourful all over? 

It's the brand new Reebok Kids ATV19 collection. On the heels of last year's kids sport footwear innovation with their RealFlex and ZigTech offerings, Reebok has a designed a shoe that adapts to whatever surface kids are playing on. The sole is inspired by the tread of an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) and has 19 unique pods designed with a rubber outsole to give kids added traction and strategically positioned to cushion the foot. 

Laced up and geared to go with their ATV19 runners, my kids were game for anything. Trampolines, tunnels, tires, you name it. And you know what? They enjoyed it so much, they completed the course again and again and again...

At a recent "lunch and learn" event hosted by Reebok, parents and their kids gathered at School Restaurant in Toronto to try out the newest ZigTech and RealFlex kids' collections by Reebok. With fitness expert Jason Martin on hand, we learned some of the main reasons why kids should be physically active, most of which I am sure we have all heard before. He did, however, mention something that caught my attention. I am not too sure of the scientific reasoning behind it, but he claims that, if you engage in intellectual activity shortly after physical activity, the synapses in your brain are more apt to work together. So, exercise of the physical kind followed by exercise of the mental variety makes your brain work better? Hmm, I'm beginning to rethink the way I begin my French classes...