Join World Fit® and our Challenge to tackle Childhood Obesity
March 29, 2013
World Fit® - Olympians and Paralympians for Worldwide Fitness!
Introductions
Gary Hall Sr. – Co-Founder and Executive Director
• Ophthalmologist, 3-time Olympic swimmer and medalist, USA Flag bearer 1976 Opening Ceremony
Willie Banks• Past President of the US Olympians Association
Board of Directors• Loretta Fabricant, C.P.A. Miami, Florida• James L. Nuzzo, CEO of The Colchester Group. Newton, Massachusetts• Lt. Micki King, Gold medalist in diving 1972 Olympic Games. Lexington, Kentucky• Nancy L. Machinist, J.D., M.S.W., L.C.S.W. Clinical Social Worker and Psychotherapist, Family
and Mental Health Attorney. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
What is World Fit®?
World Fit® Mission
The Crisis – Childhood Obesity
Together we can take big steps in solving this problem
2012 Program Proved
2012 and Beyond• The World Fit team is seeking the right partners to invest in a much
needed rapid expansion.• The goal is to reach 1,500 schools, 500,000 students and log 15 million
miles by 2016.• Program extensions to include impacting the broader community through
the World Fit Buddy program.
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Schools 42 68 200 500 1000 1500
Students 16,000 29,000 80,000 180,000 360,000 500,000
Student Miles 2,000,000 2,200,000 3,500,000 5,000,000 10,000,000 15,000,000
Buddy Miles 100,000 300,000 700,000 1,500,000 3,000,000 4,500,000
London Rio
The Program
Students completesurveys
The World Fit® Program
The WF Walk is community based
Haley Davis TestimonialHi my name is Haley Davis. I am 13 years old and go to Coolidge Middle School. The sport that meant a lot to me in the Olympics was soccer. This is because I have played soccer since I was four, so pretty much my whole life. I have soccer 4 to 5 days a week. What can I say, I love soccer.World Fit was the best thing that could have happened to my school because it inspired not just me, but my fellow classmates too. It inspired people to get up and be active instead of sitting around watching television.I was so happy to see people actually outside playing sports and having a lot of fun. I was happy when I won World Fit, but anyone could have done it. All they had to do was to try really hard, and put some heart in to it! By: Haley Davis – October 12. 2010
Powerful Assets
How Universities join World Fit
Evidence-Based Research
Thank You!
My parents always encouraged me to get outside and get active, but I never used to listen to them that much. With World Fit it was the friendly competition that made me get up and exercise more, to beat the other schools, and my friends.
My parents always encouraged me to get outside and get active, but I never used to listen to them that much. With World Fit it was the friendly competition that made me get up and exercise more, to beat the other schools, and my friends.It feels good logging
my miles and being in first place!
It feels good logging my miles and being in first place!
I lost 15 pounds!I lost 15 pounds!
Thank you!
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