The Excellence Through Exercise Foundation was founded by Michael Seril Fitness, Inc. in Whittier, California on July 24th, 2007. Foster Road Elementary School in La Mirada, California contacted us this year to ask us for help in improving their Fitnessgram scores. Principal Dr. Jean Maddox is a very health conscious individual who realized the severity of the conditions of youth in her schools and in the community. In response to this cry for help, Michael Seril Fitness Inc. created the Operation Fit and Healthy Kids program. Our mission for Operation Fit and Healthy Kids is to set that foundation for the future health of the children in our community. Our goal is to transform our community into a health conscious one. We have started our program at Foster Road Elementary to help improve physical education scores of elementary students, to educate teachers, parents and students about fitness and exercise and to get kids excited by promoting physical activity, not exercise.
At Foster Road Elementary School we created a 16-week program to improve the physical education scores of the students. Our step by step program is easy to follow and fun for the kids. The highlights of our program are as follows:
- It provides the teacher with a hands on activity guide to implement a safe and effective PE program for their students
- Includes an assembly that will inform parents about the issues at hand, as well as guide them to lead lifestyles that can positively influence their children
Our program is structured around four primary components that we believe to be key components in developing a healthier lifestyle: fitness, discipline, commitment, and results. Our goal is to make some changes within the school system and to support the new federal mandate requiring all school districts to implement wellness policies to improve the health of their students (McCary, IDEA Fitness Journal, March 2007). Our experiences with Foster Road Elementary School and information from other schools in our community have helped us to realize that there is a need for a foundation to raise funds that will be used to improve the physical education programs of elementary schools. The Operation Fit and Healthy Kids Program inspired the Excellence Through Exercise foundation.
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