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Awareness is a key stop on the path to true change, and our local media are tremendous partners in getting the word out about FitWorth. We’d love for you to browse through some of our favorite and most recent stories about what positive change can look like.
Fort Worth Star Telegram: Fort Worth setting the bar on wellness
Mayor Betsy Price, center, led a costumed bike ride Oct. 28 from the Water Gardens to Pioneers Rest cemetery. Joyce Marshall Star-Telegram BY BILL THORNTON Special to the Star-Telegram We love it when Fort Worth is in the Top 10. So, we are honored but frankly none too surprised to be one of 10 cities …Continue reading "Fort Worth Star Telegram: Fort Worth setting the bar on wellness"
2015 Cowtown CALF Run & FitWorth Fuel Cook Off
By Michael A Gibson Jr and Cowtown CALF Run Staff Register today for the Cowtown CALF Run & FitWorth Fuel Cook Off! This 1 Mile, 5K And 15K Run take place on Saturday, October 10th at Will Rogers Memorial Center. The Cowtown CALF Run is for all ages, and the proceeds benefit The Cowtown CALF …Continue reading "2015 Cowtown CALF Run & FitWorth Fuel Cook Off"
Huffington Post: Here’s What Fort Worth, TX Is Doing Very Right To Promote Healthy Kids
What Does A Community Do When It Learns That Half Its Children Are Overweight Or Obese And That Their Life Expectancy Is Less Than The Current Generation? originally appeared on Quora: The best answer to any question. Answer by Jean Tips, Health communicator, wellness advocate, certificate holder in Lifestyle Health, on Quora. If it’s Fort …Gear Up for Mayor Price’s Tour de Fort Worth with FitWorth
On July 5th, Mayor Betsy Price and FitWorth will kick off the 2015 Tour de Fort Worth 21-day cycling event, with a nineteen-mile bike ride and after party at Joe T. Garcia’s. Mayor Price started Tour de Fort Worth as an opportunity to tour the city on a bicycle seat, and this year will be …Continue reading "Gear Up for Mayor Price’s Tour de Fort Worth with FitWorth"
Eats Beat: Slimming down, shaping up and still dining out
Fort Worth’s “eat healthy” restaurant promotion ends Thursday. But even when the FitWorth Healthy Restaurant Crawl Week ends, you can still dine on healthful, natural dishes at about 30 participating restaurants. We’re not talking rabbit food here. The FitWorth menus this week include rack of lamb at Grace, sole Francese at Del Frisco’s Grille or …Continue reading "Eats Beat: Slimming down, shaping up and still dining out"
FitWorth Program Named TMA Foundation’s Champion of Health
The Texas Medical Association Foundation (TMAF) presented its 2015 John P. McGovern Champion of Health Award to FitWorth, a program launched by Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price in 2012 to combat the critical issue of childhood obesity in Fort Worth. The TMAF award recognizes exceptional projects that address urgent public health threats and further TMAF’s …Continue reading "FitWorth Program Named TMA Foundation’s Champion of Health"
FitWorth Launches Inaugural Nutrition Challenge & Restaurant Crawl
Starting on May 26th 2014, the FitWorth Healthy City Initiative will urge community teams and families to create healthy habits by tracking how many fruits, vegetables, and glasses of water they have each day. FitWorth’s 6-week Nutrition Challenge, in partnership with Live Healthy America and Albertson’s, will run from May 26th – July 4th and …Continue reading "FitWorth Launches Inaugural Nutrition Challenge & Restaurant Crawl"
FitWorth: An Obesity Impact Plan That Works
When Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price decided she wanted to focus some of her passion for biking and her vision for having young leaders shape the progress and culture in her city, I’m not sure she could imagine the results: nearly 27,000 kids having a greater awareness of their own healthy behaviors, a pilot school …Continue reading "FitWorth: An Obesity Impact Plan That Works"