FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA ANNOUNCES INITIATIVE TO EXPAND ACCESS TO HEALTHY, AFFORDABLE FOOD
A First Lady is nothing without an initiative, so I appreciate Shelly O for choosing food and fitness as hers. When I was a kid we were inundated with Drug Abuse Residence Education aka DARE. The only thing I got out of that was a t-shirt. DARE wasn’t really fun. You signed a pledge, committed to never join a gang, do drugs, or abuse alcohol. I still frequent happy hour.
(DARE lost its federal grant funding in 1998, after failing to meet federal guidelines that the organization be both research based and effective.)
Kids today see their First Lady exercising; she extols the virtues of better health, fitness, and has some fabulous arms to boot! These kids get to dance—with Beyoncé(!!) no less, and they’re learning how to make better nutritional decisions.
With the Let’s Move! campaign, the FLOTUS is determined to make sure every household has access fresh fruits, vegetables and other high quality food products at affordable prices.
Here’s the entire speech:
SHAPE UP NYC OFFERS FREE FITNESS CLASSES IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS
The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation offers free fitness classes in all five boroughs through their Shape Up NYC program. You can search classes by borough, zip code, and even skill level. Popular classes like yoga and zumba are available.
There are classes offered everyday of the week, and no registration or membership is required. Just show up to shape up!
MSN PUNK ROPE FITNESS FEATURE
Punk Rope will be holding a workshop on 5/1/11 for all those interested in certifications. Weekly classes are also held in over a dozen states. Check out this post for more info.
JACK LALANNE PASSES AWAY AT 96
Fitness guru Jack LaLanne passed away over the weekend, and even though he was a ripe 96, I still dedicated a few Kleenex to him. Pneumonia was the culprit.
CIARA DOES HER SIGNATURE MATRIX MOVE ON THE WENDY SHOW
Ciara was on the Wendy Show earlier this week, and showed off her signature “Matrix Move”. I’m not even gonna pretend like I can go that low, but maybe that’ll be one of my goals for the soon to be posted 2011 BlackGirlFit(ness) Challenge!! 
If you’re really trying to bust something like this out at the club, you need to work on strengthening your core and thighs.
BLACK GIRL SQUATTING 225LBS
How many guys do you know that can do that? Read more
WII FIT WORKOUT
The Wii Fit fervor has died down significantly, but I encourage everybody to dust off their machines, pick up a few new games, and play!! Read more
