Happy Feet Program
Happy Feet, Healthy Food - Kids Running Program
The purpose for this program is to encourage healthy eating habits in elementary school children in Litchfield Center and Intermediate Schools. This program will provide funding for purchasing and distributing 300 copies of Carol Goodrow's “Happy Feet, Healthy Food; Your Child's First Journal of Exercise and Healthy Eating.” This book is the first step in teaching children about good health and nutrition, as well as the importance of physical activity to healthy lifestyles. The book serves as a sourcebook for children and families, with simple recipes for healthy food, hundreds of suggestions for fun exercise, along with space to keep track of daily exercise and the healthy foods eaten.
The distribution of this book, along with introductory seminars and follow-up activities for monitoring the use of the book would provide foundational support for the Litchfield Parks and Recreation's planned KIDSMARATHON project. KIDSMARATHON is a 10-week training program that enables children to complete a full marathon by running approximately 4 kilometers per week. The children would finish the last 2 kilometers at the Litchfield Hills Road Race in June as the culminating activity of this project that will give the participants the thrill of accomplishment when they finish their marathon in front of thousands of spectators. KIDSMARATHON is the future in creative, motivational and, most importantly, life changing fitness programs for kids. In the Litchfield area, the on-site involvement of running legend Rod Dixon presents kids with a great role model that they will actually have the opportunity to run with at training sessions and on Race Day (June 8, 2008).
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