7 February
While we know that childhood obesity continues to rise at an alarming rate, we strive to know the causes for this rise and prevention efforts to keep this trend from continuing throughout life. A new study from the Child Development journal says that the more years a mother spends working after her child is born, [...]
5 May
GoTrybe has partnered with Switch2Health (S2H) as a prize sponsor. The S2H program is pretty simple. Purchase a REPLY (a mini wrist computer in a stretch band) and wear it during physical activity to start racking up points. Go onto the S2H website and redeem points for prizes. Prizes like a free 1 Year Membership [...]
10 March
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation has selected www.gotrybe.com for inclusion in the Healthy Schools Program Resource Database. All resources that the Alliance receives are reviewed to determine consistency with our programs, policies and scientific information as it pertains to our work. After completing this review, your resource was found to be in alignment with one or more of the Healthy Schools Program Framework Criteria and consistent with American Heart Association standards for scientific validity and accuracy.
24 February
The GoTrybe crew took a field trip to Lake Ridge Elementary to see how teachers and students are using GoTrybe in the classroom. Special thanks go out to Principal Phillips, Ms. Pearce, Laura Matney and all the students that make GoTrybe part of their life.
10 February
Funded by a grant from the Tennessee Department of Health through Project Diabetes, GoTrybe is now available to approximately 175,000 students and faculty in seventeen school districts. These school districts are located in GoTrybe’s home region of East Tennessee.
For those not in the know, GoTrybe is an online, interactive social community dedicated to the health [...]
6 February
GoTrybe has lowered annual membership costs from $29.95 to $19.95. For a limited time, in support of Michelle Obama’s new campaign to combat childhood obesity, you can get a whole year of GoTrybe access for just 99 cents per month or $11.88 per year. All you need to do is go to GoTrybe’s website and [...]
29 July
GoTrybe.com Fitness Trainer Sheridan Crockett is known by trybers as the “Zumba chick”. Sheridan has contributed her talents as a certified Zumba (a fusion of Latin and hip-hop dance) instructor to motivate kids to move. A recent article on the front page of the Community section in the Bristol Herald Courier featured a full page [...]
29 July
Does your student have the mid-summer blahs? Most kids are starting to get used to the laziness of summer, and it seems like a mission to get them active and moving. GoTrybe.com’s Fitness Coordinator Elizabeth Cross offered four tips of advice to Daytime Tricities viewers on how to encourage exercise, and make it fun. Click [...]
22 June
The Dept. of Health and Human Service will be holding a webinar this Wednesday, June 24, 2009 from 2:00-3:00 p.m ET to show how New and Social Media is being used to promote The National Physical Activity Guidelines.
GoTrybe.com is presenting in the HHS Webinar and would love to invite all Trybers and friends to listen [...]
16 June
“The pharmacy students have been learning a lot because of their interaction with the kids, and our middle school students seem to be learning new exercise habits in a fun and convenient way.”
