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Check out this awesome FREE resource that has recently been approved by the Alliance !
It can help schools meet the Healthy Schools Program requirement to integrate physical activity into other subject areas and is mapped to state standards
 
Adventure To Fitness
www.adventuretofitness.tv
 
Adventure To Fitness is a fully funded K-5 co-curricular physical activity resource created for the classroom teacher.  Age appropriate co-curricular programs stream directly into general education classrooms using existing technology.  Weekly adventures assist schools in fighting obesity by increasing physical activity from the safety and comfort of your classroom while aligning to National Standards in core subjects.  With a simple click classrooms are propelled into a world of fun, excitement, education and activity.  This weekly resource will be available to all general education classroom teachers beginning the 2011/2012 school year, however teachers can begin previewing and participating as early as this May 1st, 2011 by visitingwww.adventuretofitness.tv.    Enrollment takes 30 seconds and does not require any additional physical education equipment or supplies.  Additional information will be emailed to all Elementary Principals soon!
 
Adrienne Gil
Georgia Relationship Manager
Alliance for a Healthier Generation
Founded by the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation
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adrienne.gil@healthiergeneration.org
www.HealthierGeneration.org
 
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation:
·         Supports more than 11,000 schools and the lives of more than 6 million students through its Healthy Schools Program
·         Activates more than 2.5 million teens and tweens to commit to eat better, move more and serve as leaders to their peers
·         Facilitated an 88 percent reduction in beverage calories shipped to schools between 2004 and 2009 through a groundbreaking agreement with the beverage industry