See how GoGirlGo! can reach a girl and change her family. Read Typhanie's story.
Typhanie is a girl, an athlete, a daughter, and a motivator. At ten years old, Typhanie, a member of a GoGirlGo! community, felt inspired to get healthy, but she did not go on this journey alone.
“My name is Typhanie. My mom asked me one day if I loved myself, and I said yes. She asked how much, and I said a whole lot, so she told me to look at myself in the mirror and tell her the things that I would like to change about myself. I told her that the first thing I would change would be my weight. She asked my goal, and I told her eating right. She asked me how I would start towards my goal, and I told her by walking and exercising more. She asked if there was something that would motivate me and I said if she would join me, so now my mom, dad, and my two brothers eat better, walk, and exercise with me to encourage me to fulfill my goal of losing 35lbs.
So far, I have lost 5 lbs, my mom has lost 9lbs, and my dad lost 11lbs. We feel so much better about ourselves. If you feel like you can’t do it by yourself get a workout buddy or talk to your family to see who will join you. Show them how serious you are about changing your life and being fit and healthy. Maybe you can encourage them to change theirs.
Remember: H: have fun, E: eat right, A: active is the way to be, L: love yourself, T: think about what you eat before you eat it, H: healthy foods and snacks, and Y: healthy is YOU!!!
You can’t go wrong by being healthy and loving yourself because it is ALL ABOUT YOU, so Go Girls Go!! Healthiness is the best!!”
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Get A Girl Active - The easiest way you can inspire a girl is to make everything a team effort. A girl is more likely to be active if her parent, guardian or other key adult in her life is active. Let her see you making physical activity part of your life. Be a real-life hero as she sees you jogging that extra lap, attempting that 3-point shot, striking that yoga pose. There are a number of ways you can emphasize that you are in this together.
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