Why be physically active? Many people correlate a healthy diet with weight loss. Physical activity is just as important as a healthy diet when it comes to weight management. The combination of making the right choices in the kitchen as well as being physical active has proven to increase the chances of losing weight and more importantly keeping it off. Unfortunately many people use calorie … [Read more...] about The Importance of Physical Activity in Healthy Weight Management
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Olympic Day. What? How? When? Where?
Olympic Day~ What is Olympic Day? Olympic Day is a day dedicated to celebrating the Olympic movement. Annually, on June 23rd, more than 150 countries come together to celebrate the birth of the modern day Olympic Games. Although Olympic Day is meant to remember, rejoice, and commemorate the efforts of reviving the Olympic Games, it is also used to promote every day fitness and well-being. … [Read more...] about Olympic Day. What? How? When? Where?
2012-2013 – One of the Most Successful RSG! Years!
As the school year is coming to an end we would like to reflect on all of our amazing accomplishments as a program this year and more importantly individually in schools all throughout the Los Angeles Unified School District. Throughout this school year we have reached over 50 schools within LAUSD while working with over 40 Olympians & Paralympians. RSG! Fun Facts Oldest Olympian in our … [Read more...] about 2012-2013 – One of the Most Successful RSG! Years!
It’s in YOUR hands. We need YOUR vote!
We need YOUR help! As many of you know Ready, Set, Gold! Program is a non-profit organization that relies solely on funding to be able to function. Please help us and vote for our submission in the My LA2050 challenge. Spearheaded by the Goldhirsh Foundation, the winner of this challenge will receive $100,000! This could be HUGE for the students of all Los Angeles Unified Schools. We need your … [Read more...] about It’s in YOUR hands. We need YOUR vote!
Special thanks to our Orange County Olympians & Paralympians! Here’s a story by the OC Register…
Landon Hall| March 28th, 2013 Peter Vidmar walked into the gymnasium at Elizabeth Learning Center in Cudahy, just southeast of Los Angeles, and it was obvious it would take more than displaying three Olympic medals to impress a couple of hundred adolescents. Vidmar, one of the golden boys on the men's gymnastics team at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, had brought with him a set of parallel bars, … [Read more...] about Special thanks to our Orange County Olympians & Paralympians! Here’s a story by the OC Register…
Los Angeles Daily News features RSG! School, Julie Korenstein Elementary, with Paralympian John Siciliano.
By Zen Vuong, Staff Writer NORTH HOLLYWOOD -- Paralympian John Siciliano's face lit up as he gave Fitnessgram certificates to two fifth grade classes at Julie Korenstein Elementary School on Friday. About 60 students, along with staff and parents, celebrated the last day of Ready, Set, Gold!, a program where Olympians and Paralympians coach students in the Los Angeles Unified School District. … [Read more...] about Los Angeles Daily News features RSG! School, Julie Korenstein Elementary, with Paralympian John Siciliano.