By Jackie Bartolomeo | VP, Development
#FreePE is an effort created by the National Fitness Foundation in partnership with the Presidential Youth Fitness Program (PYFP)to promote youth fitness from home, increase physical activity and promote health equity.
With the Coronavirus pandemic creating more barriers to staying active, the National Fitness Foundation has introduced #FreePE to reach 50+ million children across the nation in hopes of promoting physical activity regardless of access to in-school physical education.
#FreePE will arm children with quality fitness resources and tools to empower youth to be fit for life and curb childhood obesity from the comfort of their own homes.
The National Fitness Foundation has partnered with 25 professional athletes including Olympians and Paralympians to create short fitness videos that will be disseminated through physical education programs across the country to be used by children as a part of their #FreePE workout plan. The first 30+ videos focus on aerobic and strength training exercises that can be done with little or no equipment.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has warned that physical inactivity and unequal opportunity has created a national health crisis for United States youth. With the current inability for kids to participate in limited after school activities and youth sports programs, combined with the upcoming loss of the PYFP in-school physical activity, this national health crisis will worsen.
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