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Military Youth Challenge: Fitness Program for Kids - Inspiring Health & Active Lifestyles

Join the Military Youth Challenge fitness program designed to inspire children aged 6-10 to adopt healthy habits. Elements include fitness activities, reading, writing, and tracking metrics like BMI and self-esteem. The program aims to promote proper nutrition, physical activity, and overall well-being. Administrators and youth center directors can use the provided resources to implement the program successfully in their locations. Test markets at Fort Lewis and Fort Belvoir demonstrated positive results, with plans for expansion to more bases in the upcoming year. Get involved now to encourage young ones to embrace a life of fitness and good health!

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Military Youth Challenge: Fitness Program for Kids - Inspiring Health & Active Lifestyles

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  1. Military Youth Challenge • A MWR leadership opportunity for youth fitness

  2. Objective • Inspire the behavior of military youth to adopt a lifestyle of fitness, proper nutrition, and good health

  3. Elements • Fitness • Learning • Reading • Comprehension • Writing • Metrics/Tracking • Weight, Height, BMI, Self Esteem

  4. Age Demographic • 6 thru 10 year olds • DesignedToMove mission

  5. Fitness • Minimum 3x/week Walk/Jog/Run • 20+ minutes per activity • Training Diary

  6. Learning (values) • Readings - Athlete Stories (e.g. Mia Hamm) • Comprehension Quizzes • Writing

  7. Learning (health,nutrition) • Body Mass Index (BMI) • Nutrition • The Power of Exercise

  8. Metrics (program evaluation, success measure) • Pre-Program benchmarks • Height • Weight •BMI • Self Esteem index • Tracking • Mid-program progress/change, diaries • Post-metrics • Height • Weight •BMI • Self Esteem index • Fitness diary

  9. Administration • MWR Point of Contact (POC’s) Youth Centers • Youth Fitness Program Directors • Base Schools • Boys & Girls Club (on base)

  10. Motivational Recognition • Training Diaries posts (poster) • Commissary Produce Aisle listing • Online tracking microsite

  11. Test Markets(200-250 per base model) • Ft. Lewis (Lakewood, WA) • POC: Cynthia Patnoe-Lewis • Ft. Belvoir (Fairfax County, Virginia) • POC: Jerry Arrington

  12. Timing • Test Market Models: January/February 2015 commence • Metric: mid program evaluation in March 2015 • Duration 20-25 weeks • Event Completion highlight: America’s Armed Forces Kids Run (by base)

  13. Incentive • MYC Special Shirt • Local Base Recognition • Commissary Posting Board

  14. Life Habit Goal

  15. Roll out Program • 2014-15 additional bases • Unlimited potential participation

  16. Tie-in Growth • DesignedToMove • Partners (Commissary Nutrition based)

  17. The Time to Act is Now!

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