Having a Successful Physical Activity Event
LOCAL EVENT RECOMMENDATIONS
Community-based organizations
are integral to motivating kids to
be active. By having local
physical activity events,
communities can take advantage
of the interest that kids have in
VERB. A local event could take
many shapes and forms, but for
it to appeal to tweens, the
emphasis must be on fun. Your
event might be a stand-alone
event in which only your
organization participates, or
several locations may have
simultaneous events throughout
town, or your event might even
be part of a larger fair or festival.
You might even be the planner
of your own community-wide
physical activity event.
Whatever the scope of your
event, keep the following
guidelines in mind.
The event should:
- reach tween audiences
- offer a choice of fun physical
activities and games. (See
Appendix A for Game And
Activity Ideas.)
- offer one-on-one interactions
- provide access for kids of low,
moderate, and high activity
levels; as well as youth that
are physically challenged.
- focus on the fun and social
aspects of play and not on
obesity, exercise, or nutrition
- have enough space to allow
for trial of a variety of physical
activities – ideally an open
space of approximately 30' x
30' to 50' x 50'
The goals at VERB-inspired
events are to:
- get tweens to try multiple
physical activities and find
something they like
- see tweens leave wanting to
do more physical activity - but
for fun, not for exercise
- get tweens thinking of
physical activity as something
they can do wherever they are
Page last reviewed: August 1, 2007
Page last modified: August 1, 2007
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health |
