It Wasn’t Always Smooth Skating
December 30, 2024
Olympic Figure Skating Gold Medalist Kristi Yamaguchi takes us on a journey through her career in this remarkably candid Fit Kids Conversation.
Impact
Since 2011, Fit Kids has served thousands of young children across the country, often in areas where opportunities for sports and physical activities are scarce. Through our growing network of partners, we continue to introduce children to physical activity and movement so they can enjoy its many benefits, including:
IMPROVING PHYSICAL HEALTH
Fit Kids helps children improve their cardiovascular fitness, strength, flexibility, and overall physical condition.
ENHANCING EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING
Children participating in Fit Kids report increased self-esteem, better mood regulation, and reduced symptoms of anxiety and depression.
PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES
Fit Kids encourages lifelong habits of health and fitness, including positive choices related to nutrition, exercise, and wellness.
EDUCATIONAL IMPACT
Fit Kids helps children understand the connection between their physical health and their concentration, memory, and academic performance.
ADDRESSING INEQUALITIES IN ACCESS TO FITNESS
Fit Kids works to ensure that all children, regardless of their socioeconomic background, have the chance to participate in structured physical activities.
BUILDING COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SKILLS
Fit Kids helps children develop teamwork, leadership, and social interaction skills.
Fit Kids’ Impact
Fit Kids conducts surveys over the course of each school year to collect data from our partners in order to measure our impact on students. Based on our year end survey in May 2024, we collected the following data that provides a snapshot of how and when our program is used.
of partners would recommend Fit Kids to a peer
0
%
of partners are using Fit Kids in PE programs*
0
%
of partners are using Fit Kids in after school programs*
0
%
of partners are using Fit Kids content for Brain Breaks
0
%
* Partners may use Fit Kids both during the school day and after school.
In fiscal year 2024, Fit Kids made the following impact on student’s physical and mental health:
Physical Activity
% of partners that agree
Fit Kids has an overall positive impact on physical health
77%
Fit Kids has increased students’ physical activity levels
83%
Fit Kids makes physical activity fun
92%
Mental Health
% of partners that agree
Fit Kids has an overall positive impact on mental health
70%
Fit Kids has helped reduce stress and anxiety levels
74%
Fit Kids has a positive impact on students’ self confidence
83%
Social Emotional Learning
% of partners that agree
Fit Kids has an overall positive impact on social-emotional learning
68%
Fit Kids creates opportunities for students to collaborate as a team
94%
Fit Kids has a positive impact on students’ academic outcomes
69%
Overall Impact
% of partners that agree
Students enjoy the Fit Kids Program
87%
Fit Kids helps students develop a love of being active
85%
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“Because of this program, I’ve noticed a great number of students have reduced feelings of depression and stress, while improving overall mood and emotional well-being.”
— PE TEACHER, ST. GERTRUDE THE GREAT, LOS ANGELES, CA
Fit Kids Conversations
Community Connections Through Sports and Fitness
November 30, 2024
One of the key physical and mental health benefits of a sports and fitness practice is the way it brings you into community, which then helps heighten those benefits. Tony Sanneh — former professional and international soccer player and founder of The Sanneh Foundation — explores how that happens.
Get Kids Moving
October 23, 2024
Ashley Hunter, founder and executive director of Fit Kids, a nonprofit dedicated to helping all children experience the physical and mental health benefits of exercise in 175 sites nationwide and in Mexico.
Visualizing Victory
August 29, 2024
Michael Granville was a track and field prodigy in his youth. The U.S. high school record for the 800 meters, which he set in 1996, still stands. Today, his G:Fit Boot Camps help people of all ages, shapes, and sizes go the distance in their fitness journeys.
It Wasn’t Always Smooth Skating
December 30, 2024
Olympic Figure Skating Gold Medalist Kristi Yamaguchi takes us on a journey through her career in this remarkably candid Fit Kids Conversation.
Community Connections Through Sports and Fitness
November 30, 2024
One of the key physical and mental health benefits of a sports and fitness practice is the way it brings you into community, which then helps heighten those benefits. Tony Sanneh — former professional and international soccer player and founder of The Sanneh Foundation — explores how that happens.
Fit Kids News
Fit Kids Strikes Largest Single School District Partnership
June 1, 2024
Fit Kids is entering into the widest-ranging school district partnership in the organization’s history, encompassing 28 schools within the Sacramento City Unified School District. All told, (3,940 summer & 3,406 school year) SCUSD students will receive the Fit Kids structured physical fitness and mindfulness program.
The Grammy-winning, Internationally Acclaimed Los Lobos to Perform at Menlo Park Benefit Concert for Fit Kids
February 15, 2024
Non-profit’s landmark benefit concert featuring Grammy-award-winning Mexican-American rock band Los Lobos. The high-energy event will take place at Menlo Park’s Guild Theatre on Thursday, February 29, 2024.
Fit Kids’ Ashley Hunter on Move to Live®More Podcast
February 7, 2024
Dr. Amy Bantham recently interviewed Ashley Hunter as a guest on the Move to Live More podcast. On the episode titled “Learning the Language of Movement” Ashley covered everything from the Fit Kids origin story to addressing the fitness opportunity gap.
Fit Kids Wins Grant from The Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation
September 5, 2023
We are proud to announce that Fit Kids is a winner of The Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation’s 2023 Local Impact Grants Challenge. The Foundation is granting nearly $2.5 million this year to non-profits that are strengthening their communities.
Fit Kids Strikes Largest Single School District Partnership
June 1, 2024
Fit Kids is entering into the widest-ranging school district partnership in the organization’s history, encompassing 28 schools within the Sacramento City Unified School District. All told, (3,940 summer & 3,406 school year) SCUSD students will receive the Fit Kids structured physical fitness and mindfulness program.
The Grammy-winning, Internationally Acclaimed Los Lobos to Perform at Menlo Park Benefit Concert for Fit Kids
February 15, 2024
Non-profit’s landmark benefit concert featuring Grammy-award-winning Mexican-American rock band Los Lobos. The high-energy event will take place at Menlo Park’s Guild Theatre on Thursday, February 29, 2024.