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Duke Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski
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About D2F |
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Students | Parents | School Leaders | Teachers | Mentoring | Sponsors | Help
Created by Fitness Forward, and launched first in Durham with Coach K and the Michael Krzyzewski Human Performance Laboratory
(K-Lab), the Drive 2 Fitness educates and rewards fitness and health
among youth. Although primarily for children, teachers and parents
affiliated with elementary and middle schools, the program can be used
in any setting to motivate fun and healthy living by community members.
The Drive 2 Fitness promotes that participants aspire to these actions on a daily basis:
- Engaging in 1 hour or more of physical activity per day
- Limiting daily tv/video game viewing to 1 hour or less
- Getting a full night’s rest-- at least 8 hours of sleep in a night for youth, and at least 7 for adults
- Not
drinking beverages with additional sugar added; (rather, go for water,
1% or less reduced fat milk and occasional low natural sugar 100% fruit
drinks instead)
- Eating 5-9 fruits and vegetables each day
Research indicates that
adoption of these behaviors leads to decreased risk for obesity and
disease in the present and future, increased academic achievement, and
improved self -esteem.
How does the program work?
- Children
can either be registered by participating schools or by parents. If a
child is already enrolled, parents can link up with their child’s
account upon registration.
- Currently, only
participating regions offer rewards through school-based programs, but
stay on the look out for the National Drive 2 Fitness Sweepstakes,
beginning in the summer of 2005. However, now matter where you’re
located, you can still use the system, and reward yourself or your
children in healthy ways for earning D2F points.
- Children earn 1 D2F point for each behavior completed each day.
- Points are earned on a daily basis and verified by a parent's or teacher's signature
- We
recommend tracking points each day when you login to your account.
Alternatively, children may log their points themselves, and parents
can verify them at different intervals. Scorecards can also be printed
to allow tracking on paper, before transferring the information to you
d2f.org account.
- Parents, teachers, school
administrators and other mentors are encouraged to track their daily
D2F Points, to act as good role models for the children
In Durham, the Drive to Fitness (D2F) Tip-Off with Coach K, Fitness
Forward, the Durham Fitness & Nutrition Council and community
leaders proved to be an exciting event!
Read more and see video clips of the event
Durham Elementary School participants will complete their points
tracking on April 15th; the top students at each school will be invited
to the Duke Basketball Team Award Ceremony on April 21st!
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