INstride - February 2015

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EXERCISING THE FUTURE Monroe County P.E. instructors share thoughts on teaching fitness

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Exercising the Future

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Monroe County P.E. instructors share thoughts on teaching fitness

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Gotta ❤ Exercise Local fitness enthusiasts share workouts they love

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Teaching the Teachers 5 questions with Ann Huntoon

stride Editorial director: Bob Zaltsberg Production & copy editor: Kathryn S. Gardiner Photo director: David Snodgress Senior writers: Seth Tackett, Carol Johnson Contributing staff: Gizzelle Sandoval, Kathryn S. Gardiner, Mike Lewis, Brian Culp, Garet Cobb, Rich Janzaruk, Jeremy Hogan and Chris Howell Graphic designer: Stewart Moon Publisher: E. Mayer Maloney Jr. CONTENT: 812-331-4289 kgardiner@hoosiertimes.com Advertising sales manager: Laurie Ragle Marketing manager: Shaylan Owen ADVERTISING/DISTRIBUTION: 812-331-4310 INstride is a monthly fitness, wellness and nutrition magazine serving south-central Indiana with offices in Bedford, Mooresville, Martinsville and Bloomington. It is distributed to more than 90,000 readers and can be found at various locations throughout south-central Indiana. The free publication is also inserted in the Bedford Times-Mail, Martinsville Reporter-Times and Bloomington Herald-Times the second Monday of every month; and the Mooresville/Decatur Times, the second Thursday of every month. ©2015 Schurz Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Better weather will mean more cyclists on the streets and roads. We’ll check in on the cycling scene.

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Who comes to mind when you think of an amazing weight-loss story? We hope to bring you an interview with the person you may well be thinking about.

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Wonder what’s the healthiest choice at fast-food restaurants? We’ll offer some suggestions.

ON THE COVER Bloomington South’s Cris Byers helps out students in his weight training class. Photograph by Matthew Hatcher for INstride

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EDITOR’S LETTER

Lessons in Fitness It would probably be easier for more of us in our 40s, 50s, 60s and up to stay fit if we’d taken the lessons of physical education more seriously. What I remember from my days of P.E. involves learning to play games and trying to be the best we could be at them.

For this month’s INstride, we decided to find out more about how physical education is taught today. We found out that it’s become much more about participation and fun than the work and competition many of us might remember. INstride writer Gizzelle Sandoval talked with four high school P.E. teachers about how they go about teaching their classes. We also have a Q & A with Ann Huntoon, who teaches people about teaching physical education as a lecturer in the Indiana School of Public Health. The lessons offered by all these educators can be applied to any person of any age.

We’re also celebrating the month of Valentine’s Day by sharing what some people in our community love about physical fitness.

One more month until spring. You can find a lot of upcoming activities in our calendar.

Bob Zaltsberg, editor

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alentine’s Day is known as the day of love. This February, we had fitness experts tell us what they love about physical fitness.

David Snodgress | INSTRIDE

Shirin Ansari leads a Bollywood Dancefit class at Panache Dance Studio in 2010.

Shirin Ansari Shirin Ansari has been teaching Bollywood Dancefit and Zumba classes for six years, but mostly focuses on Bollywood dance in her classes at Kicks Unlimited Dance Studio. Bollywood dance is the commercial name for modern Indian Dance, a unique style of folk dance with the occasional Latino and Arabic influence.

Her experience comes from years of dancing and Zumba classes she took in college, which led her down the path to becoming a dance instructor.

“Fitness was never a big part of my life,” said Ansari.

“I never made an extra effort to work out…(but) when I found Zumba, it was a way to work dance back into my life in an easy and fast way.”

Ansari loves the physical benefits she has experienced from instructing and participating in her classes, like feeling more energetic and increasing her endurance. She especially appreciates the positive reactions and participation she receives from her students. The fact that many of her students aren’t familiar with Bollywood dance makes the class more fun for her to teach.

“One thing that I really love about (instructing), especially with Bollywood dancefit, is...exposing people to this new style of music and dance moves,” said Ansari.

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choosing the weight of their hand weights and the Abby Gray resistance of their exercise bands.

Abby Gray has been a fitness instructor for over 20 Being a full-time teacher at Bloomington High years and started teaching her workout class, Power Pump, at the YMCA six years ago. Her class is a unique School South and mother of two doesn’t keep Gray from instructing or being active. Working out helps her combination of strength training and cardio and uses be more energetic with her family and various types of equipment, like body her students both at the YMCA and at bars, hand weights and stability balls. school. For her, fitness is a way of life.

She doesn’t just work out because she wants to—she works out because she Eli Cook needs to.

Having a coach for a dad and being “(Exercising) is something I need to involved in sports since childhood do to be a calmer, happier, well-adjusted influenced strength trainer Eli Cook person,” said Gray. to have a career involving physical The path that led to her instructing at fitness. He has seen the way staying fit the YMCA began when she taught step through weight lifting can benefit and aerobics at IU’s Student Recreational transform people physically and Sports Center in college. From there, she mentally, an aspect that he finds became certified as a fitness instructor rewarding and appealing. and currently leads an energetic and David Snodgress | INstride Eli Cook is a strength trainer “I’ve been hooked on [strength diverse class. training] and realized what type of “I have a lot of people that come back at BHS South. benefits it can have on young athletes,” said Cook. regularly,” said Gray. “They come back because they Cook works with high school students and young feel successful and not intimidated. athletes to help them achieve their goals. He enjoys People ranging from high school students to seeing his students’ progress and watching them learn grandparents take part in her class for the flexibility how to push themselves, overcome adversity and and freedom that allows them to personalize their believe in themselves in and outside of the weight workouts and get the most out of them. They can also room. For Cook, it’s not just about how much you can use the equipment to personalize their workouts, like lift, but about setting goals for yourself and persevering through them.

At the end of the day, he enjoys having a career where he helps people grow. “(Strength training) was kind of a no-brainer for me,” said Cook.

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Abby Gray leads a group of high school students, parents and teachers during Zumba Night at Bloomington High School South.

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Jennifer Agnew Chonowski Co-owner of Stonebreaker Athletics and former CrossFit competitor, Jennifer Agnew Chonowski’s experience with physical fitness dates back to her being involved in sports in high school and later studying at West Point for her undergraduate degree. West Point, traditionally a military school, was where she realized she wanted to have a career in physical fitness. The women there served as her role models for becoming a strong, capable and independent woman after watching them grow academically and physically.

“If all these other women can do it, why can’t I do it?” said Chonowski, remarking how the women at

West Point eliminated the intimidation factor that came with meeting the school’s strict physical standards.

Currently, Chonowski spends most of her time instructing and supervising CrossFit, a high intensity form of physical training, and strength training classes at her gym. What makes her gym different from other weight lifting and strength training gyms is that everything is done in a class setting, so everyone goes through the pain with other people.

For Chonowski, staying fit through CrossFit has changed her life. Not only is it about being tough physically, but about gaining the mental toughness and confidence that helped her in many aspects of her life.

“I think that we as women struggle accepting ourselves by what we are,” said Chonowski. “(CrossFit) made me appreciate what my body could do.”

She loves working with a diverse group of clients, all ranging in experience and age, and hopes to grow her Stonebreakers family while expanding her business.

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Jennifer Agnew Chonowski, co-owner of Bloomington’s Stonebreaker Athletics, trains Nellie McLean.

Chris Howell | INSTRIDE

Lisa Thomas owns her own gym, Body by Lisa.

Lisa Thomas For the past 30 years, Lisa Thomas has had experience being an aerobics instructor, owner of Body by Lisa, a women’s gym, and is currently the adult wellness coordinator at the YMCA. Fitness for her is important and she believes being “fit” means having a healthy mind, body and soul. That’s what led her to open her own gym and cleaning business, Lisa’s Green Cleaning, because cleanliness is also a big part of living a healthy lifestyle.

Her job involves overseeing staff, instructors and classes at the Y. There are several aspects to her job that

she finds particularly satisfying, like helping people reach their goals and improving their lives.

“I love fitness and I love helping others and their success stories,” said Thomas.

Thomas is certified to teach every class offered at the Y, has been awarded the Staff Volunteer Service Award and Employee of the Month twice. Her goal to live a long, healthy life with her friends and family is what motivates her to always work hard and try new things in the fitness field. She finds motivation in her life experiences, in others’ success stories and in her family.

“For anyone wanting to start working out, listen to your body, make it a habit and do something fun,” said Thomas. “If you enjoy it, you will want to do it.” n

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FRESH PICKS

Planning for St. Patrick’s Traditional cabbage makes healthy feast

Cabbage is a food often associated with next month—March—and more specifically, St. Patrick’s Day. We thought we’d give you a jump on your planning by selecting this very healthful option this month.

The website nutrition-and-you.com lists several reasons why cabbage is good for you: “Fresh, dark green-leafy cabbage is very low in fat and calories; 100 g of leaves provide just 25 calories.

“The vegetable is a storehouse of powerful antioxidants known to help protect against breast, colon, and prostate cancers, and help reduce LDL or ‘bad cholesterol’ levels in the blood.

“Fresh cabbage is an excellent source of natural antioxidant vitamin C. Regular consumption of foods rich in vitamin C helps the body develop resistance against infectious agents and scavenge harmful, pro-inflammatory free radicals.

“It is also rich in essential vitamins such as pantothenic acid (vitamin B-5), pyridoxine (vitamin B-6) and thiamin (vitamin B-1).

“It also contains an adequate amount of minerals such as potassium, manganese, iron, and magnesium.”

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Sweet and Sour Cabbage Rolls 1/2 cup brown rice 1 cup water 1 large Savoy cabbage, (about 3 pounds) 1 tablespoon canola oil 1 medium onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 6 tablespoons lemon juice, divided 1 pound 93-percent lean ground turkey

3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill 1 teaspoon caraway seeds 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 11/2 cups no-salt-added tomato sauce 1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth 1 tablespoon honey

Bring rice and water to a boil in a small saucepan. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer until the water is absorbed, 25 to 30 minutes. Set aside to cool.

Meanwhile, bring a Dutch oven full of water to a boil over high heat. Boil the 12 largest outer cabbage leaves for 6 minutes. Drain and rinse under cool water until room temperature. Chop enough of the remaining cabbage to equal 2 cups. (Save the rest for another use.) Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.

Add onion and the chopped cabbage. Cook, stirring often, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic; cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add 4 tablespoons lemon juice; cook, stirring, until the liquid has almost evaporated. Let cool for 10 minutes. Mix turkey, dill, caraway, salt, pepper, the onion mixture and cooled rice in a large bowl. Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat a 9-by-13-inch pan with cooking spray. Lay one cabbage leaf on your work surface; cut out the thick stem. Place about 1/3 cup of the turkey mixture in the leaf’s center. Fold the sides over the filling, then roll closed.

Place seam-side down in the baking dish. Repeat with the remaining cabbage leaves and filling. Whisk tomato sauce, broth, honey and the remaining 2 tablespoons lemon juice in a medium bowl. Pour evenly over the rolls. Cover the pan tightly with foil. Bake the cabbage rolls for 1 hour.

Uncover and continue baking, basting the rolls with sauce several times, for 20 minutes more.

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EXERCIsiNG

Matthew Hatcher | INSTRIDE

Bloomington South’s freshman girl’s PE Teacher Marci Volz talks to her students while they ice skate at the Frank Southern Ice Arena.

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hysical education classes teach the youth of America something the nation is struggling with today: being active. Although the basic concept is still there, teaching methods are constantly being tweaked to enhance students’ performance and fitness.

Men and women who teach at area high schools say the most important points about teaching physical education today are improvement, consistency and doing something fun. Those are tips that translate to people of any age.

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NG THE FUTURE Monroe County P.E. instructors share thoughts on teaching fitness

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Matthew Hatcher | INSTRIDE

Jennifer Hester watches her students play Ping Pong during rackets class at Bloomington High School North.

more time being active and less time Edgewood teacher Brian “You don’t have to spend trying to figure out how to play the sport Rosenburgh has been teaching P.E. for 10 years and sees the current run a mile to stay all while having fun.

“We grade on effort and improvement,” curriculum as having students in shape. The (other said Rosenburgh. become more physically competiBloomington High School North’s tive by having them participate in teachers and I) try Jennifer Hester has been teaching P.E. since exams like the “Physical Fitness Test to incorporate a the fall of 1997 and says that the biggest Awards: The President’s Challenge,” in the class’ curriculum is that a tool to measure students’ fitness. more fun approach change everything is more fitness related. It’s not He has also worked towards helping to expand the students’ horizons by to learning fitness.” about who is the best at an activity or the most fit. having them do a variety of activiBrian Rosenburgh, “No one is failing because of the fitness ties, with each unit lasting two Edgewood physical level,” said Hester. “I think we’re very weeks and focusing on a different education teacher careful to include everyone and do fun sport. fitness things.”

“You don’t have to run a mile to The curriculum is adjusted and reviewed every week stay in shape,” said Rosenburgh. “The (other teachers

by Hester and the other P.E. teachers to make sure and I) try to incorporate a more fun approach to students are being challenged physically without learning fitness.” falling behind. The class at BHS North is very dataThe biggest difference to Rosenburgh in the way driven and takes into account each student’s progress. physical education instruction has changed is the “It doesn’t matter if (the students) are athletes or amount of testing in the class. Students have to take non athletes,” said Hester. “It’s based on their inditests, either electronically or on paper, to test their knowledge of the sport they’re participating in for that vidual weight to improve their own fitness.” unit. This is more challenging compared to the old way She also believes that it’s better for the teachers to of doing things, which was to simply have students exercise, especially around the students, to set a good learn the sport as they played rather than study the example for them. She’s often seen running and rules and strategies in advance. This way, students will exercising during lunch and using the Total Body

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Resistance Exercise equipment (TRX) during school, which is also made available to the students.

At Bloomington High School South, the curriculum is very much about making sure the students understand the importance of physical activity and teamwork. Criss Beyers, who has been teaching P.E. for 26 years and currently teaches the boys’ gym class at South, has noticed that strength training has become more important and available to students. There’s currently a strength trainer who works full time at the school, a resource that was recently made accessible. “(These resources) are improving the understanding of what they can do for their physical fitness,” said Beyers.

Marci Volz, South P.E. teacher for the girls’ gym class, has also seen the improvements made in the curriculum in the 20 years she’s been teaching there.

South’s school year is split up into trimesters, where each of the three terms is 12 weeks long. The structure of the curriculum changed to where every trimester has a specific set of activities assigned so you don’t end up playing the same sports; no matter which trimester you take, you always do something different. That means teaching students that getting their daily exercise can come from a number of different activities that anyone and everyone can enjoy.

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“I like when they’re huffing, puffing, laughing, smiling and having a good time,” said Volz.

These changes are also based on Volz’s classes. Each year, the focuses, interests and strengths of her students vary. That means the activities change as well to make sure everybody benefits from the class. The most important thing Volz tries to teach her students is that consistency is the key to living a more healthy and active lifestyle.

“It’s important to make a habit of being active every day because a little exercise goes a long way,” said Volz. n

Bloomington South’s Criss Byers helps out students in his weight training class.

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Teaching the teachers 5 questions with Ann Huntoon

By Bob Zaltsberg

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our men and women who teach physical education to high school students explained some of their teaching methods to INstride reporter Gizzelle Sandoval in a story on pages elsewhere in today’s magazine.

But who’s teaching them?

We asked five questions of Ann Huntoon, a lecturer in the School of Public Health at Indiana University. Her area is physical education teacher education. are some ways to motivate people to Q What learn to be more healthy?

Huntoon: We need to keep it simple … make movement fun. Figure out what motivates people and tap into that. Is it competition, camaraderie, achievement, excelling at a skill, improvement towards a goal, endorphin increase, stress relief, fear… the list goes on.

The motivation to be healthy is different for each person. important is it for a P.E. teacher to Q How model healthful behavior?

Huntoon: Modeling healthy behaviors is critical! I will never forget the P.E. teacher at my high school in Colorado; she looked like she was in shape, but smoked. You could smell it on her clothing and her breath. What kind of message does this send to students? As a physical education faculty member at Indiana University in the School of Public Health, it is critical that I do my best to promote healthy living. If I am drinking a Mountain Dew and eating a bag of Doritos for lunch and my students see me, what kind of message am I sending? I can talk the talk about being healthy, but I need to walk the walk. My students know that I work out and that I eat healthy because we talk about it in my courses. I may have a Coke once a day but I walk around with my water bottle. I might have candy in my office, but I am eating a healthy lunch.

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Ann Huntoon, right, talks with her student Blake Rueger, who designed a fitness exercise for the Clear Creek Family Fitness Night.

Education states that beginning teachers will achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of fitness throughout the program. Our students understand that they need to participate fully in physical activity to maintain fitness, demonstrate competency in motor skills, and become role models for their future students.

When I teach, I model what a good P.E. teacher does. When teaching my undergraduate students, I demonstrate good technique in sports and fitness skills. For example, if I am teaching a jump rope skill or routine, I will demonstrate a “full-out” jump rope; I don’t just swing the rope and do a couple of jumps. I will show them that I expect a series of decent jumps. A P.E. teacher should be moving all the time, never sitting in a chair rolling out the ball. Those days are gone ... P.E. teachers should be moving with their students in active supervision, and active instruction while providing skill-related feedback. you share a couple of points about Q Could your own fitness strategy; things you do to

help you stay fit?

Huntoon: I incorporate strength training and

cardiovascular activities into my daily living. I work out

with a local boot camp two days a week. ... For me it is motivating to be part of a group and have some accountability. What motivates me is having a coach and a peer group. This goes back to my days as a competitive swimmer, where the coach designed the workout and the team members completed the workout. I love the fact that I have a dedicated workout time and I can leave all other business at the “door.”

In addition, I eat healthy by focusing on lean proteins, fruits and veggies. I personally avoid an overload of grains and breads. I know what works for my body. Recently, I started working with a sports and wellness physician. I am integrating therapeutic exercises into my daily routine to improve my overall health.

At work, I teach physical education majors in an activity setting, but I do spend several hours in my office.

I have invested in a “standing desk” so that I can stand or sit and change my body position frequently. I am sitting less and moving more, even with just changing my stance. I have fewer backaches and feel an improvement in my energy level throughout the work day. are two or three important points you Q What make to potential P.E. teachers about

helping students embrace the concept of better health?

Huntoon: We are in the business of movement. We

need to promote the notion of learning to move and moving to learn.

Learning to move: If we can teach students to move efficiently and become more successful in moving through sports, dance, or fitness activities, then they are more likely to become lifelong movers. If you love something you are more likely to continue to do it. I learned how to play golf when I was younger, and because of that I play today for fun and for fitness. Playing 18 holes in the spring and summer is a great way to stay in shape. Physical educators can be that critical link to teaching children how to move for a lifetime.

P.E. classes should teach lifelong fitness and sport skills that will help students lead a healthy active life as an adult.

Moving to learn: Moving makes me feel more productive! Is it just me or does research show evidence of exercising having a positive impact on the brain?

The good news is that

research suggests that moving can improve cognitive ability and functions. According to John J. Ratey, M.D., a Harvard professor and author of bestseller SPARK: The revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain, “the connection between exercise and the brain’s performance shows how even moderate exercise will supercharge mental circuits to sharpen thinking, enhance memory, beat stress, and much more.”

According to Dr. Ratey, exercise doesn’t make you smarter; it puts the learner’s brain in the optimal position for them to learn. The benefits of exercise include improved attention and memory, reduced stress/anxiety, increased self-control, improvement in academic scores on standardized testing in math and reading literacy, and heightened state of attention and on-task behaviors. important is play or fun in fitness?

Q HowHuntoon: Making fitness fun is critical. How

can we disguise fitness and make it fun? My thought is “if the activity is fun, I will participate.” Currently in the School of Public Health as part of the Physical Education Teacher Education Program, I have my students working on a project related to making fitness fun. Our P.E. majors have been charged with researching and creating fun fitness-related activities as part of the K 325: Teaching of Team Sports class and the K-323: Teaching of Individual and Dual Sports.

In the fall, we presented our ideas to the Physical Education State Conference as part of a presentation called Fitness Incognito: Fitness ideas and strategies to disguise your fitness lessons. Making fitness fun for students K-12.

It was a well-attended conference by physical education teachers from across the state of Indiana.

Throughout the fall and currently this semester, we are collaborating with Clear Creek Elementary School and their monthly Family Fitness Nights. The P.E. majors research a fitness topic, prepare a fun fitness-based lesson, practice with their peers, and then deliver that lesson in the community. Clear Creek students and their family members participate in the monthly fitness night under the direction of Assistant Principal Susan Dick and P.E. teacher Kelly Cartwight. The response has been amazing.

The students and their family are moving and having fun. They don’t even realize how hard they are working because the activities are so much fun. They are learning more about fitness activities they can do at home and how to incorporate fitness into their play time. The IU students gain valuable teaching experience. n

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ACHIEVE COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT

By Vickie Coffey

Healthy students make better learners The Garden Tower Project garden towers.

“Small Steps” at R-BB Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation received six Action for Healthy Kids grants, two of which are IU Health Strong.

Edgewood High School has constructed a cardio center. The cardio center was requested by Greg Ratliff, Edgewood High School physical activity/health teacher. Ratliff understands that “healthy students make better learners” and he models this daily as he is an avid runner himself. He suggested the cardio center as a way to introduce our high school students to lifelong exercise habits that they would normally experience in a local fitness facility. Students will use the center with their class during school hours and staff will be able to use the center after school. We do plan to incorporate real-life learning for our students as well as science and math classes in collaboration with our local energy provider to convert our stored energy into a useful energy source for the school. This cardio center is a “small step in the right direction” on the road to a full-service wellness center for our staff and community.

Edgewood Junior High School Nutrition Club students lead a Fuel Up to Play 60 presentation for our Edgewood Intermediate School students.

Edgewood Junior High School and Stinesville Elementary are going to “grow your garden, get more

active.” Our nutrition club, consisting of several junior high staff and several 6th-8th grade students, will lead the garden and activity events for our junior high school. Stinesville’s 4th grade students will take charge growing their garden. We are partnering with the Monroe County Board of Health and Americorp for our Kid’s Choice lessons to incorporate gardening and physical activity during Stinesville’s school hours. In

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Edgewood High School Cardio Center.

Early Education Childhood Center students participating in the Minds in Motion Maze.

collaboration with IU Health and Mother’s Hubbard Cupboard, our district’s community will learn how to garden at our Community Garden Event in April. Our goal is to encourage families to grow gardens at home.

We will introduce the Garden Tower Project for those with limited space. These gardens are a “small step in the right direction” on the road to district-wide school gardens with our students living, learning and leading the way.

“Got Balance”? We do at Edgewood Intermediate School, and it’s contagious. Academics, behavior,

and balance are improving daily in Jamie Miller’s 4th grade classroom. So much so that the entire grade level’s teachers are on a wait-list for stability balls instead of chairs for their classrooms. Lori Leichter’s 4th grade class has been using stability balls for the past two years. Both Miller and Leichter’s classrooms will be facilitating a booth at our annual school-wide

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Health chat online Your women’s health questions have been answered. As part of Cervical Health Awareness Month, INstride conducted a chat with Mackenzie Lupov, M.D., a primary care provider with IU Health Southern Indiana Physicians. The transcript of the chat is now available on myINstride.com.

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Indiana University Event Planning students pass out coordinated school health information and smart snacks at our high school cardio center open house.

health fair this May. Classrooms converting to stability balls instead of chairs is a “small step in the right direction” as we bounce and balance our way into a stability ball school.

Edgewood Primary School fuels up for fit fun during our afterschool program. Our afterschool Latchkey program enrolls approximately 60 K-5th grade students. During the first semester, we’ve teamed up with Indiana University students to visit our afterschool program and teach 30-minute nutrition lessons and 30-minute activity lessons weekly. Nutrition lessons have ranged from “Think Your Drink” to Jamie Oliver’s chicken nugget experiment. The physical activity lessons introduced students to new, fun games and activities. The Fuel Up for Fit Fun program is a “small step in the right direction” on the path to community partnerships incorporating more nutrition and activity education into our schools for our children.

Edgewood Early Childhood Center houses 123 children, ages 3-6. It is imperative that our young children are ready to learn before they get to kindergarten. With that in mind, we have implemented Minds in Motion at our Early Childhood Center. Jill Ferguson, RBBCSC family resource director, is leading the program and already seeing progress. The Minds in Motion program at EECC is a “small step in the right direction” of breaking the barriers of learning, one block at a time.

At Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation, we get that health is academic, we get that healthy students make better learners, and we get that it just takes a few individuals with the same passion to take a few steps to make things happen to make our community healthier. Here at RBBCSC, our healthy culture is alive and well. n

CALENDAR

March Winter Exploration Hike Series: Southfork Marshes #1 WHEN: 2:30 p.m.

WHERE: Southfork Wildlife Area, Monroe Lake DESCRIPTION: The first in a fourpart series of off-trail, 2-hour hikes that explore the Southfork Marshes at Monroe Lake. The hikes are exploratory in nature, so there is no set path; we’ll have a general route in mind, but plenty of freedom to veer off as things of interest catch our eyes.

Limited to 10 people. Free but preregistration is required by March 2.

MORE INFO: Details and registration at http://bit.ly/ 2015winterhikemar4

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Bedford Fitness Challenge Pi K Run and Walk WHEN: 8 a.m.

WHERE: Englewood School, 3203 Washington Avenue, Bedford, Ind. DESCRIPTION: Registration and start will take place at the corner of Washington Avenue and 32nd Street in Bedford. Come on out and get your piece of the Pi. MORE INFO: mag7raceseries.com

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Luck of the Lions 5K Run/ Walk WHEN: 9 a.m.

WHERE: Salem High School, 700 North Harrison St., Salem, Ind. DESCRIPTION: Shirt and registration pickup at Bradie Shrum Elementary School gym. Course runs through the Salem schools area. This run is a benefit fundraiser for the Salem High School Softball Team.

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Winter Exploration Hike Series: Southfork Marshes #2 WHEN: 2:30 p.m.

WHERE: Southfork Wildlife Area, Monroe Lake

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2014 Hoosier Half Marathon DESCRIPTION: The second in a four-part series of off-trail, 2-hour hikes that explore the Southfork Marshes at Monroe Lake. Limited to 10 people. Free but preregistration is required by March 16.

MORE INFO: Details and registration at http://bit. ly/2015winterhikemar18

April Winter Exploration Hike Series: Southfork Marshes #3 WHEN: 2:30 p.m.

WHERE: Southfork Wildlife Area, Monroe Lake DESCRIPTION: The third in a fourpart series of off-trail, 2-hour hikes that explore the Southfork Marshes at Monroe Lake. Limited to 10 people. Free but preregistration is required by March 29.

MORE INFO: Details and registration at http://bit.ly/ 2015winterhikeapr1.

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YMCA Spring Family Run/Walk WHEN: 8 a.m.

WHERE: Monroe County YMCA, 2125 South Highland Ave., Bloomington, Ind.

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DESCRIPTION: Enjoy this mildly hilly course as you run or walk through the woods and neighborhoods surrounding the Southeast YMCA. Race proceeds support the Y For All Annual Campaign, which helps us provide scholarships to people facing financial hardship. Event includes a 5K run, 5K racewalk, 10K run and kids’ fun run.

MORE INFO: www.monroecountyymca.org

DESCRIPTION: The fourth in a four-part series of off-trail, 2-hour hikes that explore the Southfork Marshes at Monroe Lake. Limited to 10 people. Free but preregistration is required

by April 12.

MORE INFO: Details and registration at http://bit.ly/ 2015winterhikeapr15.

2015 Hoosier Half Marathon and Hoosier 5K WHEN: 8 a.m.

WHERE: Virgil T. DeVault Alumni Center, 1000 E. 17th Street, Bloomington, Ind. DESCRIPTION: Challenging race where participants will find 13.1 miles of relentless rolling hills, but be rewarded with amazing views of campus, downtown, and countless spring blooms.

Subway’s Jared Fogle will be the celebrity starter for the race.

WHEN: 8:30 a.m.

of 18 YMCA/Friends McCormick’s Creek 5K Run/Walk

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MORE INFO:

WHERE: McCormick’s Creek Park

Nature Center, Spencer, Ind. DESCRIPTION: This event is raising funds for the Owen County YMCA. MORE INFO: mag7raceseries.com

June 6

Dewey Dash WHEN: 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: Morgan County Public

www.hoosierhalf.com Winter Exploration Hike Series: Southfork Marshes #4 WHEN: 2:30 p.m.

WHERE: Southfork Wildlife Area, Monroe Lake

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Library, 110 S. Jefferson St., Martinsville, Ind. DESCRIPTION: This event is raising funds for the Morgan County Library.

MORE INFO: mag7raceseries.com

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Jack Spires runs on the treadmill at Anytime Fitness in Bedford.

David and Susan Parker work out with TRX straps at Healthy Balance Fitness Center in Bedford.

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Joe Morgan jogs on Washington Avenue in Bedford.

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