The heart of the program are the school visits. Fitness for Kids explains to children how little it takes to live fit, strong and healthy. The kids receive the Fitness for Kids Book and Journals which become their daily guide. These tools include all the information the kids need to learn and keep them motivated to live healthy. Fitness for Kids Instructors explain the program to the kids, teachers and parents. Additionally, they receive the Fitness for Kids T-Shirt and a healthy snack from Ambassadors (Celebrities).
After this first visit, the "Kick-Off Event", the kids work on their fitness each day together with their teachers and parents: performing exercises from the book, keeping their daily fitness journal log as well as performing the Fitness-Check multiple times during the program.
After 6 - 8 weeks the Fitness for Kids Team returns to the school for the "Check-Up Event". Everything learned and practiced will be evaluated by looking at the daily journals and performing fun fitness checks. It’s time to repeat, praise, and motivate. Every school receives an Award and all kids become Fitness for Kids Ambassadors themselves, implementing all they learned and practiced.
Some Testimonials and Feedback from Schools:
Principal Dr. Vicky Lee, Tarzana Elementary:
"We are the first school in America to have this program and we are so thrilled, and we also consider ourselves very fortunate. This is a program has been very prevalent and successful in Europe and for us, to be the first ones to have this happen here, is an honor indeed. During the last weeks we saw a big change, especially the way the kids think and act on a daily habit. Many doubled or tripled their fruit, vegetable and water consumption along with their daily physical activity minutes. I hope this plants the seed for us to be able to perhaps have this happen to schools all over Los Angeles and the United States."
LAUSD Cafeteria Chef Esta Rea, Tarzana Elementary:
"In the past month since the Fitness for Kids started at our school, I've seen a change of eating habits in our children at Tarzana Elementary. Most of the kids are leaning towards the fresh fruits and salads now. Many times I even heard the kids say "eat healthy, never eat the greasy foods."
PE Coach Stephen Haynoski, Tarzana Elementary:
"This is the program that is solely needed at this time. When fitness and nutrition levels are declining at an alarming rate across the district and the nation, a program like Fitness for Kids can break this downward trend and send our children into a more positive direction for their future."
Lydia Schlanger, 3rd Grade Teacher, Tarzana Elementary:
"I have been teaching the Fitness for Kids lessons and sharing the exercises with my third grade students. As a result, through eating healthier, being more active and having more respect for our own bodies, it was great to see how many changed their daily health habits. I personally lost 20lbs! Thank you for helping us change our lives."
After this first visit, the "Kick-Off Event", the kids work on their fitness each day together with their teachers and parents: performing exercises from the book, keeping their daily fitness journal log as well as performing the Fitness-Check multiple times during the program.
After 6 - 8 weeks the Fitness for Kids Team returns to the school for the "Check-Up Event". Everything learned and practiced will be evaluated by looking at the daily journals and performing fun fitness checks. It’s time to repeat, praise, and motivate. Every school receives an Award and all kids become Fitness for Kids Ambassadors themselves, implementing all they learned and practiced.
Some Testimonials and Feedback from Schools:
Principal Dr. Vicky Lee, Tarzana Elementary:
"We are the first school in America to have this program and we are so thrilled, and we also consider ourselves very fortunate. This is a program has been very prevalent and successful in Europe and for us, to be the first ones to have this happen here, is an honor indeed. During the last weeks we saw a big change, especially the way the kids think and act on a daily habit. Many doubled or tripled their fruit, vegetable and water consumption along with their daily physical activity minutes. I hope this plants the seed for us to be able to perhaps have this happen to schools all over Los Angeles and the United States."
LAUSD Cafeteria Chef Esta Rea, Tarzana Elementary:
"In the past month since the Fitness for Kids started at our school, I've seen a change of eating habits in our children at Tarzana Elementary. Most of the kids are leaning towards the fresh fruits and salads now. Many times I even heard the kids say "eat healthy, never eat the greasy foods."
PE Coach Stephen Haynoski, Tarzana Elementary:
"This is the program that is solely needed at this time. When fitness and nutrition levels are declining at an alarming rate across the district and the nation, a program like Fitness for Kids can break this downward trend and send our children into a more positive direction for their future."
Lydia Schlanger, 3rd Grade Teacher, Tarzana Elementary:
"I have been teaching the Fitness for Kids lessons and sharing the exercises with my third grade students. As a result, through eating healthier, being more active and having more respect for our own bodies, it was great to see how many changed their daily health habits. I personally lost 20lbs! Thank you for helping us change our lives."
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