The more active a girl is, the more active she will be as an adult. Unfortunately, we have created a generation of sedentary youth. Inactive girls are in danger of leading an unhealthy, unhappy life.
GO GIRL GO! is a project of the Women’s Sports Foundation that combines physical activity with an educational intervention that focuses on reducing and preventing health-risk behaviors. Girls can learn how to cope with circumstances and change behaviors that threaten their well-being and embrace a physically active lifestyle. The program is designed to be presented by adult leaders in a sport environment. The program features true-life stories and life lessons from champion athletes like Tamika Catchings, Mia Hamm and Jennifer Rodriquez.
North Star is collaborating with the Prescott YMCA to present this weekly program to elementary and middle school girls. Denise Fifield, Americorps for North Star, coordinates the free program. For more information, call Denise at 778-2531, ext. 54060.
Some Facts…
- Girls will receive 250,000 commercial messages by the time they are 17 years old, telling them what to eat and what to look like, but not encouraging them to be physically active.
- Girls who feel good about themselves are much less likely to participate in behaviors that are health risks.
- There are social benefits to playing sports…besides building good friendships; girls learn teamwork and how to strive toward goals.
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