I took the opportunity this week to sit down and talk with two of the City’s Recreation Division staff members, Beth Degree and Nicole Weedman, about a program they run together called Girls on the Run.
There are two things I’ve always liked about this program. First, I like the catchy program title. Kind of provocative. It makes you want to find out more about the program. And second, I like the way this program integrates physical fitness with other important life lessons for young girls.
As the father of three boys, I know nothing about parenting young girls – except that I think it must be more difficult than parenting young boys. Beth and Nicole, as young women themselves, know the challenges that young face and teach the girls strategies for addressing many of those challenges in this program through the discipline (and fun) of physical fitness.
That’s enough from me. I’ll let the Beth and Nicole explain the rest. The photos are from the program ending race that took place last weekend. Enjoy Girls on the Run.
Click play to listen (4 min, 49 sec).
