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Obesity Summit

Posted by on Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Filed Under: Events, Health Information, Latest News  

Here is a post featured on the blog, Richard Edelman – 6 A.M. I attended the Childhood Obesity Summit today at the Washington Post. It was sponsored by the National Dairy Council’s Fuel Up to Play 60 program (our client), the newly formed Gen YOUth, and its partner in the Fuel Up to Play 60 [...]

National Nutrition Month!

Posted by on Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Filed Under: Health Information, Latest News  

National Nutrition Month® is a nutrition education and information campaign created annually in March by the American Dietetic Association. The campaign focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. Learn more about National Nutrition Month here!

Being fit may ‘enhance neurocognition’

Posted by on Sunday, October 3, 2010
Filed Under: Health Information, Latest News  

New York Times says it and WE AGREE! Click here to learn more about the experiment conducted at The University of Illinois.

Are you a concerned parent?

Posted by on Sunday, October 3, 2010
Filed Under: Exercise Tips, Health Information, Latest News  

Learn the definition, signs and symptoms, treatments, and how to cope with childhood obesity here.

Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

Posted by on Sunday, September 19, 2010
Filed Under: Health Information, Latest News  

September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Join us in increasing the awareness and see what others are doing around the country to support this important cause! http://www.healthierkidsbrighterfutures.org/

3 Core Exercises For Kids!

Posted by on Monday, August 24, 2009
Filed Under: Exercise Tips, Health Information, Latest News  

Just like a child’s brain, bones, and heart – their ‘core’ deserve a lot of attention as they grow and develop. The core is made of up 29 different muscles that attach and connect to the pelvis and spine of the body. This grouping of muscles is thought to be: 1. Our center of gravity [...]

Summer Snacks For Kids

Posted by on Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Filed Under: Health Information, Latest News  

It’s hard to believe but, not all kids are as excited to eat fruit as IWF President Tanya Colucci’s younger cousin. That might all change if we put a COOL spin on things though… Take a typical watermelon, blend it up until it becomes juice, add a squirt of lemon and finally place the mix [...]

Ants On A Log

Posted by on Thursday, July 30, 2009
Filed Under: Health Information, Schools, Student Programs  

Every week of our Student Wellness Program we educate on nutrition and healthy eating. The best way for the students to learn is to let them taste and try different healthy snacks! This reinforces that eating healthfully can be just as great as their other snack foods. The snack for Week 5 was… ‘Ants On [...]

Find Your Target Heart Rate

Posted by on Thursday, June 18, 2009
Filed Under: Exercise Tips, Health Information, Latest News, Student Programs  

So now that you learned about Heart Rate we can talk about something called the Target Heart Rate. The Target Heart Rate is the ideal frequency range for your heart to be beating in while doing exercise, physical activity, and sport. Spending more and more time in your Target Heart Rate elicits the benefits of [...]

Take Your Heart Rate

Posted by on Thursday, June 18, 2009
Filed Under: Health Information, Latest News, Student Programs, Uncategorized  

Besides having students perform cardiorespiratory exercises, drills, and activities during our sessions we also educate them the cardiovascular and respiratory systems as well! The better the students understand ‘WHY?’ we are doing something the more they comply… What is heart rate? Heart rate is the # of heart beats your heart makes per minute. What [...]

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