Training will be held March 2nd and 3rd in Columbia, MD.   Duston Morris, Senior Vice President and Clinic Director of Alive with MissionMe!, with over 15 years of experience in health, fitness, and recreation will be on hand to train TriColumbia coaches the  Alive with MissionMe! curriculum. TriColumbia  coaches will receive:

• 9.5 – 10 hours of Hands‐On youth clinic training
• 5.5 – 6 hours of direct USAT Coach Educational/Classroom Instruction on Youth in MultiSport
• Increase knowledge base regarding health related issues of today’s youth and how participation in multisport events can help eradicate youth physical inactivity and obesity.
• Understand the differences & needs of coaching youth multisport athletes.
• Risk Management Issues, Liability and Safety Protocols.
• Ability to develop & implement youth clinics and camps using the AMM program and materials.

(Reuters) - Michelle Obama has been busy promoting her healthy eating and fitness program for two years. But how fit is she herself?

The U.S. first lady accepted a push-up challenge from Ellen DeGeneres on the comedian’s TV talk show, and completed 25 in front of a studio audience on Wednesday.

DeGeneres was beaten.

“I thought it wouldn’t be good to show off the first lady so I stopped,” quipped DeGeneres after quitting. “I thought this looks bad that I’m going to beat her. I’m 54 and you’re 48.”

Obama has been in Los Angeles promoting her “Let’s Move” campaign and on one of her stops, she brought food from the White House kitchen garden for to show host Jay Leno in a visit to “The Tonight Show” on Tuesday. She also visited a neighborhood market that plans to increase the availability of fruits and vegetables to customers.

Watch the clip here!

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We are proud announce our partnerships with TriColumbia and the Howard County Public School System in Maryland, which is integrating the Alive with MissionMe! (AMM) in-school curriculum with the aim of standardizing activities in the local public school systems.

Read the full press release here!

Active.com has a great deal right now – if you register for a race by the end of January you can get $15 off with the code ACTVOFFER011912. 

Spartan Race

What is your school doing to promote healthier kids?

Nightly News – Bill Clinton Tackles Childhood Obesity

This week’s Time Magazine features an article entitled “The Reason for Recess: Active Children May Do Better in School.” This puts forth the evidence that exercise is not only good for the body, but the mind as well. Something PE teachers have been telling us all along…

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2103732,00.html#ixzz1jAyOezK4

Tri-Masters Youth Triathlon in Chicago, 2011

You’ve put in the training, now go show off your skills!  Check out this site for kid’s triathlons nationwide!

http://www.trifind.com/gs_kids/KidsTriathlons.html

January can be a tough month: the holidays are over, the weather can be cold and dreary and finding fun activities to do as a family can be a challenge unless you plan ahead and prepare for it.

So many of us make resolutions to get fit, get healthy, lose weight or be more active. What about resolving to have fun as a family and focus on staying active in that cold, dreary month of January? 31 slips of paper in a jar, 31 index cards in envelopes, a calendar with 31 Post-it notes… Plan ahead for 31 days of fun!

Need some creative inspiration? Here are some ideas to get you started!

Read the full article by “Together Counts” here!

8K Run & Walk
December 11, 2011; 9AM start time
For more information and registration go to www.rudolphramble.com!

If the Spirit of the Holiday Season moves you, you’re invited to “deck the course” in your finest red, black & white attire, Santa gear (pants, jacket, hat and beard ) to be the fat man himself or the Mrs. (dress, wig and hat). Santa and Mrs. Claus costumed athletes will get to lead the charge at the starting line of the 8K Run, plus there will be a costume contest following the race with awards going to the three adults (15 years & older). Plus the fastest Santas (male & female overall in complete Santa or Mrs. Claus attire) will receive special recognition, with awards provided by Fleet Feet Sports and Saucony.

You think juice is a healthy alternative for sugary drinks? Think again. A new report from Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity says many of the drinks that it claims are heavily marketed to kids – beverages that parents may consider healthful alternatives to soft drinks – contain dangerously high levels of sugar.

Read more here.