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Fall River Children In Balance is a two-year childhood obesity prevention research study funded by Tufts University. Fall River is one of only 6 communities in the country chosen to receive this grant whose target audience is 1st through 3rd grade students and their family adults. CIB is a holistic approach to nutrition and fitness designed to affect younger elementary school students in their classroom settings, during after school programs and at recreational facilities, as well as choices their family adults make when they grocery shop or dine out. Children in Balance works with teachers and UMass Amherst health educators to bring nutrition education directly into classrooms. In addition, because school nutrition is a major component of the grant, CIB is partnering with Fall River school food services to extensively upgrade school menus and the way in which school foods are prepared and presented. Though the long term results of this program will take several years to realize, what these children and their families are learning now will build upon similar messages delivered by the Healthy City Fall River initiative and its many partnering City agencies, ideally resulting in positive, sustainable life style changes.

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Second Fitness Challenge Offers a Chilly 5K

Submitted by drweed on Sun, 02/07/2010 - 6:21pm

The second Fitness Challenge, held on February 6, 2010, was led by CD-REC program director Jamison Souza who challenged teams and individuals to walk from CD-REC headquarters on Bank Street down the hill to Battleship Cove and then to walk the mile-long boardwalk to the Iwo Jima Memorial monument at Bicentennial Park and back to CD-REC. Over twenty-five Challenge participants took advantage of the opportunity to increase their fitness despite the wintry weather.  Click here to see the web page and here to see the YouTube video.

How To Use MyFallRiver for The Fall River Fitness Challenge

Submitted by Deborah Orlando on Mon, 01/11/2010 - 3:44pm

This year you can use MyFallRiver.org to keep track of your progress throughout the Fall River Fitness Challenge. It is simple quick and free. You will also be able to get your latest Fitness Challenge information. Below are the quick instructions on how to be able to utilize the tracker on the site.

Fitness Challenge Finale celebrates 5,057 pounds lost!

May 11, 2009 by drweed

The Fall River Fitness Challenge held its 2009 Finale at the Eagle Restaurant on May 9th celebrating the conclusion of the four-month series that began on January 10th. Over seventy-five participants and their supporters got to her remarks from Fitness Instructor Amy Jones, Mark Kruger from the NBC television show "The Biggest Loser, 2008 Challenge winner Daryl Parrent and Healthy City Fall River coordinator Dr. David Weed.