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Standing Proud, Inc.
Mission Statement
Standing Proud Inc., is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting health, wellness and fitness for infants, children and young adults that otherwise could not afford this type of health care or participation in athletic activities. Standing Proud Inc,. reaches out to help abused and misguided youths to become more self-assured, self-confident and more successful members of society. We lift them up to a better way of life by getting them over the obstacles they encounter on a daily basis. Every Standing Proud child learns how to be a "winner".
Health:
Standing Proud Inc,. uses FDA standards for health and nutrition to promote the benefits of a healthy way of life in a way children can relate.
Wellness:
Standing Proud Inc,. encourages children to practice safe habits to ensure a healthy body. We teach how active lifestyle promotes strong body and mind to participate and overcome many of life's challenges.
Fitness:
Standing Proud Inc,. gets youth's involved in all types of fitness activities in all communities, from martial arts to organized baseball and other activities offered by local recreational organizations.
Mission
Our mission is to do more than alleviate someone's problem by way of simply giving them something. We want them to build the skills and self-confidence that leads to success. Standing Proud helps people replace a sense of despair with a sense of dignity and hope. We help them Stand Proud.
Facts
Physical activity should be increased by reducing sedentary time (e.g., watching television, playing computer video games or talking on the phone).
Physical activity should be fun for children and adolescents.
Parents should try to be role models for active lifestyles and provide children with opportunities for increased physical activity.
All children, even less-coordinated ones, need to be physically active. Activity may be particularly helpful for the physical and psychological well-being of children with a weight problem.
All children age 2 and older should participate in at least 30 minutes of enjoyable, moderate-intensity physical activities every day that are developmentally appropriate and varied.
If your child or children don't have a full 30-minute activity break each day, try to provide at least two 15-minute periods or three 10-minute periods in which they can engage in vigorous activities appropriate to their age, gender and stage of physical and emotional development.
Smile Program
We are committed to helping one child at a time. Through our community efforts we are bringing one smile at a time to a child.
Who We Are?
We are a national nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing the epidemic of overweight, undernourished and sedentary youth by focusing on changes in a child's home, schools, and out of school activities. We plan to work in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to improve children's nutrition and increase physical activity by encouraging them to get active in activities such as martial arts and practice healthy living and eating. We have set our goals to offer free Martial Arts seminars to Needy Children and families in addition to Healthy Lifestyle education. Status have shown that children who have a sports or activity to participate, in this case a Martial Art, they have 20% less body fat and have an increase in grade point average at school. So exercise and healthy living not only keep the children healthy, it actually helps to create a smarter child as well.
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