1. Start your engines
As your old high school gym teacher might have led you to believe, stretching before weight training is not the best way to warm-up. Recent reports show that static stretching before exercise can reduce muscle strength. Stretching relaxes your muscles, so why would you want to relax your muscles when you need to lift explosively during weight training? The proper warm-up for weight training should involve 5-10 minutes of dynamic mobility movements. These drills help improve active range of motion and activate the nervous system. Exercise like …

As a dad you definitely matter and this is something you should be conscious of….
Findings summarized by Dr. Kyle D. Pruett in his book Fatherneed: Why Father Care Is As Essential As Mother Care for Your Child (2001, Broadway Books), gave the following benefits:

Infants who have time alone with their dad show richer social and exploratory behavior than children not exposed to such experiences.
One of the most critical roles that a dad plays in the life of his child is during the toddler years, age 1 ½ – 3 ½, …

The ‘50s ideal of the nuclear family is clearly a thing of the past as most statistics readily confirm.
Divorce is rampant and the definition of family is undergoing constant scrutiny and redefinition. For my family, we’ve been dealing with a new Step-Mom, as I just got married, this past December 27 (2008). My new wife might argue that she is going through the greatest adjustment, while my boys and I might argue otherwise. I’ll let you be the judge, but first I want to officially introduce my family members, not …

Whether your child is 1 or 21 to keep up your cool dad image you’ll need to party the superdad way…
Party, Party, Party !!
There are many types of party that you can have for your child. Maybe your son would like a swimming party; maybe your daughter would like to have a roller-skating party.
Perhaps you would like to limit the cost by having a home-based party; maybe your partner does not want any mess so a party elsewhere is the preference.
What are the options?
Here are a few of the things …

Generally, men love gadgets. Here is our guide with links to our favourite gadget websites.
Gadgets are bigger than ever, metaphorically speaking that is.
To be a SuperDad you need to make sure that family comes first and boys-toys come second.
With that in mind here are our favourite sources of gadgets and gadget-related news:

TechRadar will tell you about the coolest new stuff. We’ll explain how it works and why you should care (or not).
The website of the popular gadget magazine.
A crack team of gadget-loving go-getters from the publishers of Stuff – the …