Olympic skier and Broadcast Analyst for NBC Universal Sports, Doug Lewis, and his crew of energetic youngsters recently completed the ELITEAM 100, 000 Burpee Challenge in support of Positive Tracks.
Why Burpees?
Because they’re tough. Check out Doug’s Demo here. After ten, you’ll know why 125 a day is a big deal. You gotta be motivated to get these suckers done!
Over
Shared from Sarah Canney’s Run Far Girl Blog.
Last Saturday our whole family: My husband, my five year old daughter, 2.5 year old son (who rode in the stroller) and I all ran a local 5K. Sophia started asking about the race in January, we ran it together last year and she wanted to do it again; she had even
NEXT GEN VOICE: I ALREADY FEEL LIKE I BELONG
Shared from the Lost Mountain Positive Tracks Next Gen Blog.
Traveling is a strange thing. On the one hand, it feels like it takes forever – the interminable flight, the bus ride that just won’t end. But in some ways, it also feels like
We’re officially in the heart of summer. It’s time to hit that summer bucket list! If getting more exercise is on that list, an easy way to track your progress is with a pedometer. Wearing a pedometer works like keeping a food log. It’s mindful mission monitoring. It’s that little voice on your shoulder (or, in this
Summit for Someone Brings Two Good Friends Together for One Cool Goal
When Garth and Annie Reber contemplated their son Bowen’s 16th birthday, they wanted to mark it with something meaningful. “We have always talked about the coming of age in our society and how vague and confusing it is (16 to drive, 18 to
Nini Meyer, Founder and President of Positive Tracks, shares her philanthletic journey as the keynote speaker at the Foundation For MetroWest’s 2015 Spring Inspiration Breakfast.
We’re pretty clear on the positive value of sports in the lives of kids. Quite simply, sports are an incredibly effective and fun way to learn important life lessons including the value of hard work, fair play, resilience, perseverance, etc. That said, sometimes all the players in youth sports—parents, coaches, kids, and supporters—have trouble
When Kate Dumanian’s younger brother gave her a subscription to Backpacker Magazine for Christmas, she was thrilled but not surprised. The Dumanians, from Los Altos, California, are an outdoor family, and their vacations typically involve outdoor adventure – often in the mountains. From grade 4-12, Kate spent her summers at Cheley Camps in Estes Park,
The Positive Tracks Giving With Purpose Team will distribute $20,000 in grants to four youth-oriented nonprofits this June, thanks to successfully graduating from Learning By Giving Foundation’s online philanthropy course. Hear Patrick Dempsey speak on Positive Tracks, youth and athletics, and read more about Positive Tracks’ 2014 Partnership with Doris Buffet’s Learning by Giving Foundation,
Goodbye cap and gown, hello climbing harness! Grant Bemis and Charlie Harrison are young, adventurous, and hanging off The Lost Mountain, an unexplored cliff in Africa this May. Read more here, and join Grant and Charlie every step of the way by following Lost Mountain Positive Tracks Youth Blog.