Physical Education Update, an online resource for PE teachers, recently featured SWSG’s Get Active! initiative, specifically the ten-week video series produced by Katina Taylor for the program. Physical Education Update showcased the videos as a good resource for families and educators looking to encourage children to remain active during the upcoming Winter Break. Physical Education Update is an excellent resource of tips and tricks...

Katina and friends start off by setting healthy goals for themselves. Then they learn and practice the single ladies dance. Healthy Hint Question: When setting goals around healthy eating, you don’t need to completely cut out foods all together. Your goal should be to keep an eye on four main things. Do you know what they are? Answer:  Calories, fat, sugar and salt. Too many of these things can stop you from being the best you can...

Strong Women, Strong Girls is making waves with Get Active! Last week, NewsOK, a prominent Oklahoma news source, featured SWSG’s Get Active! health and wellness programming in one of its weekly health and fitness briefs. The article highlighted both the Get Active! campaign and the 10-week fitness video series that Katina Taylor has created for SWSG: Strong Women, Strong Girls is a mentoring program that aims to raise the self esteem...

Katina and friends practice being strong competitors by competing in a relay race. They split into two groups. The goal is to move a pile of books from one side of the room and back as fast as they can. The first girl in line grabs a book and runs it to the other side of the room. She tags the next girl in line who brings another book to the other side of the room. Once all the books are on the other side, they start bringing them back, one...

Katina and friends manage their stress by exercising, having fun and being silly. They sing a song about a specific food and do silly motions to represent the food. First, they “go bananas.” They form a banana shape with their arms above their heads. They peel the banana by dancing and lowering down one arm at a time. They finish by “going bananas” and dancing around! Healthy Hint Question: Getting enough sleep is...