One of many FitWorth activities that take place during the year, the Fall Mayor’s Challenge is conducted annually in partnership with the Fort Worth ISD. For the first time ever, this year’s Challenge drew both student and school staff participation—23,377 students and 1,444 staff from 94 elementary, middle and high schools. The four-week challenge measured daily minutes …
The 6th annual Mayor’s School Challenge recently concluded and what an event! As in previous years, Mayor Price and FWISD Superintendent Kent Scribner challenged students to track their minutes of physical activity, servings of fruits and vegetables, servings of water, and minutes of reading daily. For for the first time ever, school staff and students …
It’s Not Too Late! It’s that time of year again. As family and friends are gathering for the holidays, flu activity is increasing. Now is a great time to get a flu vaccine if you have not gotten vaccinated yet. A flu vaccine can protect you and your loved ones. Everyone 6 months of age …
No matter what kind of diet you follow or what kind of eating patterns you maintain, snacks are generally an important part of how and what we eat. If you follow a traditional breakfast, lunch, and dinner model, a snack in the afternoon can help stave off hunger long enough to cook a nutritious dinner. …
A a parent you wear many hats- mom/dad, employee, dog owner, line cook, house-keeper. As a parent you’re in charge of making sure that kids are fed, clothed, and have their homework done. Bills need to get paid. Deadlines at work need to be met. You take care of a lot of things, but who …
Most of the programs that FitWorth put on are for children and their families. Out goal is to make Fort Worth the healthiest city it can be. The way we want to do that is to empower people to build and practice healthy habits for a lifetime. Our health focus revolves around encouraging people to …
With Fall in full swing there is no better time to get out and get active together. With temperatures predicted to be warm for another week or so I’m challenging you to not only spend 30 minutes outdoors this weekend, I want you to be a healthy role model for someone you know. I want …
I’m declaring Halloween the unofficial beginning of the holiday season. We’re about to enter a 2 month blitz of sweets, treats, and overindulgence. This is the first of what will be several posts on the subject of enjoying holiday treats in moderation. Because FitWorth is all about making Fort Worth the healthiest city it can …
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The days of the food pyramid are gone. The food groups are still with us- we still need fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy each day to be healthy. For the last few years the way these food groups have been taught have moved away from a hierarchical looking pyramid to a more consumer based …
The 2017-2018 Mayor’s Challenge begins this week and marks the 6th time that FWISD students will participate. The Challenge is sponsored by Oncor and is one of the longest running programs on FitWorth’s calendar. The format has changed a bit over the years but the core elements are the same: kids are asked to track …
