No matter what age you are, disguising your fitness activity as something else makes the experience more, well, fun. It can be hard to get moving in the summer heat, but a great way to get kids active is to have them play a fun game. But which games ...
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For the month of July, Active SWV is excited to highlight Arlene Russell and her granddaughter Patience Meadows as our participants of the month!
They attended the recent Get Active at Hawks Nest Lake event, a partnership between Active SWV and the Continue Reading →
Active SWV is excited to introduce our July Community Captain of the month, Abbie Clasgens! Abbie is a new Community Captain who was one of many to participate in the recent 2019 ...
Continue Reading →It’s exciting to announce West Virginia’s first [email protected] certified employers! We want to honor five employers, who spent the last 6-weeks learning how to implement a successful workplace wellness program to create a culture of health in their place of business. Active SWV’s, Workplace Wellness Director, Laura Baker became a [email protected] trainer through the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors to provide this evidenced-based training curriculum to businesses in Southern West Virginia and help create a healthier workforce. The [email protected] ...
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If you like fireworks and celebrating America’s Birthday, these recipes will fire up your taste buds and get you and your family ready to kick off Independence Day. This is the time of year when families and friends get together for reunions, BBQ’s, picnics, ...
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Thanks to the WVU Energy Express program, some children will still have the opportunity to be active in a Kids Run Club this summer. Active SWV’s Kids Run Club program has been incorporated into the Energy Express Curriculum at both the Beards Fork location and the new Scarbro location. ...
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Active SWV in partnership with Get Active in the Park provides free physical activity opportunities within the New River Gorge National River. Rock climbing is one exciting activity southern West Virginians can sample under the guidance of Active SWV
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Active Southern West Virginia is officially half-way through our 2019, Workplace Wellness Spring into Summer Challenge and is pleased to announce the winners for the first three weeks.
The spring 2019 Kids Run Club season is finished, and it’s been the biggest one yet! This season,18 schools and community groups formed clubs with over 855 kids and 85 volunteers participating. Five new Clubs started this spring at Crescent Elementary, Stratton Elementary, Hollywood Elementary, Mount Lookout Elementary, ...
Have you heard of intuitive eating? It has nothing to do with diets, restrictions, weight loss, meal plans, or will power. It’s about getting back to your roots and trusting your body again, ditching the diet mentality, building self-trust to make empowered decisions about what to eat and renewing your relationship with food. Here’s a little snippet of intuitive eating, the ten principles and the science behind how it works.
Intuitive eating was ...
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