On Saturday, January 12, Boys & Girls Clubs of America held the 3rd Annual Triple Play Fit Family Challenge in Venice Beach, Calif. The Fit Family Challenge, an outgrowth of Triple Play, our fitness and healthy living program, is designed to engage family members in healthy lifestyles. Last year, we... Continue reading

We are so fortunate to have Dr. Val Jones to join us again as the MIND coach for the Triple Play Fit Family Challenge. Dr. Val is available to answer your nutrition questions. Email her directly at val.jones@getbetterhealth.com or leave a comment below. 1. Should parents be concerned about hormone... Continue reading

We are excited to receive photos each week highlighting the families and their participation in the 2012 Triple Play Fit Family Challenge. Please be sure to submit your family photos each week and you could be featured on the blog! Email you photos directly to fitfamily@bgca.org --- The Austin Family... Continue reading

Welcome to Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s (BGCA) Third Annual Triple Play Fit Family Challenge. We are so excited to have hundreds of Club families across the country participating in fitness and nutrition activities for a chance to advance and win top prizes at the national competition. The Triple... Continue reading

Check out a few great photos from the finale event hosted in Los Angeles, CA. The Porter family competes in the Triple Play Mind, Body and Soul race. Triple Play coaches and supporters - Tina Thompson, Mario Lopez and Dr. Val Jones Mario Lopez with the Fields family from Trenton,... Continue reading

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Healthy Habits Help the Porter Family of Wisconsin Win a Family Vacation Today, a healthy dose of competition helped the Porter family, members of the Boys & Girls Club of Portage County, Stevens Point, WI, win the second annual Triple Play Fit Family Challenge. This year’s Challenge helped five families... Continue reading

by Donna Richardson “Train a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not turn from it,” Proverbs 22:6 tells us. Perhaps one of the best applications of this scripture is in how youteach your children to treat their bodies. There are few gifts... Continue reading

In my recent phone chat with the Boys & Girls Clubs participants of the Fit Family Challenge, one of the callers confided in me that she works long hours and struggles to find time to cook healthy meals for her family. This is a very common problem, though there are... Continue reading

by Dr. Val Jones As I’ve been coaching the families in the Boys & Girls Clubs’ Triple Play Fit Family Challenge I’ve received some excellent questions about how to modify food preparation to make meals more healthful. I thought I’d share some of my nutrition tips on my blog –... Continue reading

The Fields Family pose for a photo before eating a healthy dinner. The Fields family preparing a healthy broccoli dish. The Harlan Family playing a game of basketball. The Harlan Family pose for a photo after an exhausting run. Sage and Sierra Woodard helping with a cooking demonstration. Sage and... Continue reading

by Dr. Val Jones I’m proud to have been selected as the national, nutrition (“mind”) coach for the Boys & Girls Clubs’ Triple Play Fit Family Challenge. This is a 6-week challenge – five families (you can meet the families on the Fit Family Challenge blog) will compete for a... Continue reading

The Skinner Family taking a jog around the gym at their Boys & Girls Club The Skinner girls are enjoying a bike ride around their neighborhood. Sage and SierraWoodard (second and third from left) participating in a bean on a spoon race at their local Top of the World annual... Continue reading

Stevens Point, WI – The Porter Family – Amy (mom), Gerald (dad), Amara (daughter), Tyrone (son), Keondre (son) – are members of Boys & Girls Club of Portage County. The Porter Family loves attending the Boys & Girls Club on a daily basis. All three children are active in school... Continue reading

At Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), we realize the ways in which young people spend their free time have changed significantly, making time spent engaged in exercise and active play almost non-existent. Triple Play: A Game Plan for the Mind, Body and Soul is BGCA’s proven health and... Continue reading