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Community Captain Mara Petretich is a volunteer for Active SWV, leading activities including biking and SUP. She also has a passion for nutrition and cooking for and with her family. Here is her recipe for Zuppa Toscana soup that has ingredients that are accessible during our time of social distancing and travel restrictions.
Active SWV would like to introduce you to our May Participants of the Month; Josh, Natasha, Isaac, and Evelynn.
Active Southern West Virginia is redirecting funding and collecting additional donations to support feeding programs across the state during Covid-19.
Let’s get active safely! Due to COVID-19 and CDC guidelines aimed at curbing the spread of the virus, after school activities including the Active SWV Kids Run Clubs have been cancelled. Active SWV wants to make sure kids can still have some of the structure and support being part of a sport provides. To achieve this, Active SWV is launching our Spring 2020 Kids Run Club program – virtual edition!
This spring, Active SWV’s Regional Fun Run Event is going virtual! The event has a youth 1-mile dash option as well as a community 5k walk/run, and is open to and adult or child in the community who would like to participate.
The Move Your Way(sm) challenge provides posters, videos, and online interactive tracker to build a weekly plan of physical activity. This interactive activity tracker gives you a list of all the ways your body can move during the day; walk, dance, jump rope, garden, house chores, and many more.
Active SWV wants to make sure kids can still have some of the structure and support that being part of a sport provides. To achieve this, Active SWV is launching our Spring 2020 Kids Run Club program – virtual edition!
During the Covid-19 pandemic many of us have had much more time at home recently and that includes your Active SWV Staff. We want to share our favorite online links for physical activity.
Active SWV would like to introduce you to our Beckley REFIT Community Captains. These ladies have stepped up their game and continued to provide and help our communities during this trying time of physical distancing.
Hold the phone. Why are we reading studies on housekeepers? They aren’t athletes. What I learned from this study forever changed my perspective and attitude on physical activity.
As a new feature to our monthly newsletter, we will be highlighting a small coal-impacted community with the intent of introducing their residents and neighbors to the Active SWV mission of improving health through physical activity.
Hiking to connect with nature can be a great way to stay active and physically distance yourself during these trying times.
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