Fit For Life Challenge – November 19
Olympic medalist and Team USA athletes to lead Run-Jump-Throw experience as part of SUBWAY Fit for Life Challenge on November 19, 2014 in Asheville.
USA Track & Field’s Olympic silver medalist and NC native Manteo Mitchell; and 2005 world champion and St. Augustine College alumnus Bershawn Jackson.
The RunJumpThrow Experience is a hands-on learning program that gets kids excited about physical activity by introducing them to the basic running, jumping and throwing skills through track and field. Team USA athletes will lead a RunJumpThrow Experience event in Charlotte, NC as part of USATF’s commitment to promote youth activity through a free, inclusive program.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Time: 8:45 am – 12 pm
Location: Enka High School – Football Field
475 Enka Lake Road, Chandler, NC 28725
USA Track & Field partnered this fall with local SUBWAY® restaurants in parts of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, encouraging kids to get active and stay healthy through the SUBWAY® “Fit For Life Challenge” program. Aimed at elementary and middle-school students, the Fit For Life Challenge promotes health habits during a two-week challenge taking place in October, dubbed “Fit-tober.”
More than 50,000 children in the region took the Fit For Life Challenge in 2013. This year, select students at schools participating in the challenge will have the opportunity to attend special “RunJumpThrow Experience” events, presented by USATF throughout the region.
Schools can register for the SUBWAY® “Fit For Life Challenge” online at: www.gofitforlife.com
For more information about the USA Track & Field and RunJumpThrow, visit:
www.usatf.org/runjumpthrow
Over the past three decades, childhood obesity rates in America have tripled. Today, nearly one in three children in America are overweight or obese. (Center for Disease Control, Childhood Obesity Facts).
Obesity rates are higher in African American and Hispanic communities, where nearly 40% of the children are overweight or obese.
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), regular physical activity in childhood and adolescence improves strength and endurance, helps build healthy bones and muscles, helps control weight and chronic diseases such as diabetes, reduces anxiety and stress, increases self-esteem, and may improve blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
About USA Track & Field’s RUNJUMPTHROW:
A partnership between USA Track & Field and The Hershey Company, RunJumpThrow is a turn-key, hands-on learning program that gets kids excited about physical activity by introducing them to basic running, jumping and throwing skills through track and field – the foundation of nearly every sport. The RJT lesson plan, endorsed by SHAPE America, is designed to be accessible to all children, regardless of athletic ability or fitness level.
