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Physical Activity for Families

Jamie C. Stolarz, Karla P. Shelnutt, Andrea Nikolai, and Annie Sheldon Wallau

This publication highlights health benefits and recommendations for physical activity. It also includes tips for being active and suggests fun activities that the whole family can do together. Written by Jamie C. Stolarz, Karla P. Shelnutt, Andrea Nikolai, and Annie Sheldon Wallau, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, revised February 2022.

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Teen Fit Camp Teaches Life Skills

Dr. Rachel Pienta

This summer, Wakulla 4-H partnered with Sunchaser Fitness, the UF/IFAS Family Nutrition Program, the Wakulla County Coalition for Youth, and the Florida Center for Prevention Research at Florida State University to offer a new, teen-focused camp. The new program, Wakulla 4-H Teen Fitness Camp, was offered for two weeks this summer, one week in June […]

The Value of Community Gardens: Physical Health Impact

Julia Sirchia

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about community gardening? You may be picturing a patch of land dedicated to growing fruits and veggies collaboratively, or a collection of individual plots. And you would be correct. But if you take a closer look, you will see much more than plants. These […]

Move More

Elisha Foster

National Move More Month is every April, and the objective of this month is clear and simple: get up and move! Created by the American Heart Association as a way to help improve the health of Americans everywhere, National Move Month is aimed at getting more of us to hit 10,000 steps every day or, […]

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