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A Journey Begins with the First Step

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If only losing weight and staying fit were as easy as television commercials makes them appear. For most of us, losing weight is work, and making time for the activities that help us stay fit is a challenge.

At TrackandFitness.com we understand. This site will bring you resources on weight loss and fitness to help you live healthier so you don’t have to spend time looking for them. Through interactive sections, we’ll also make it fun.

You can exercise physically and mentally while you’re here as our program takes you across America in an interactive journey. Each step towards your goals will take you across the country; you’ll earn points, and spend your points towards rewards.

Discover Ways to Get Fit that Fit Your Schedule

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We’ve put this site together with the whole family in mind with a section just for children. You can even team up with friends and family wherever they live.

Your Coach, Marian E. Washington has worked in health and fitness for years as a basketball conditioning trainer. You’re invited to join us on a journey to lose weight, be fit and live healthier while learning about the world around you – from the comfort of your home.

 

Exercise and Cognition Course

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Encourage well-being in your classroom and improve students’ cognition by introducing exercise in your instruction—whatever level or subject you teach. Through the six-week online course, Exercise and Cognition: An Introduction to an Active Classroom, you can learn how to track student progress using the trackandfitness.com computer program, which visually tracks students’ progress in footsteps across America, and how to measure the benefit of an active classroom.

This course will be offered online throughout the year, with the next session  starting January 13th, 2010. The course fee is $100 through PayPal.™ To register, please e-mail Michelle Reillo, R.N., Ph. D., at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for information and visit www.trackandfitness.com , Registration starts January 6th. Exercise and Cognition also is the prerequisite to a three-credit course, certification program for teachers in Exercise and Learning and the Brain, to be offered in the summer of 2010.

This course introduces all teachers K–12, as well as college instructors, how to include exercise in the classroom to improve cognition. With obesity among children, adolescents, and young adults an epidemic in America, teachers and administrators are challenged to encourage healthy living among American students.

Download a full description of this course