Archive for March, 2010
Best Bones Forever – Educating Girls on Bone Health
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Osteoporosis is a pediatric disease with geriatric consequences. In terms of bone health, the stage is set early on: girls build close to 90% of their bone mass by age 18. Once they reach adulthood, it becomes increasingly difficult for them to make it up. Unfortunately, most adolescent girls do not get the calcium, vitamin D, and physical activity they need to grow strong, healthy bones.
That’s why the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health (OWH) launched Best Bones Forever!, a national bone health campaign for girls ages 9-14. Best Bones Forever! focuses on friendship and fun–and encourages girls to “grow strong together, stay strong forever.”
The new campaign empowers girls and their BFFs (best friend forever) to build strong bones by choosing snacks and foods with calcium and vitamin D, and getting an hour of physical activity a day.
Campaign materials such as journals, posters, magnets, tattoos, book covers and a Web site (www.bestbonesforever.gov) get girls excited about growing healthy bones! Parents can get important bone health information from a brochure in both English and Spanish, and a Web site: www.bestbonesforever.gov/parents.
As a gymnastics coach I see girls with repetitive use injuries, injuries that occur from a small error and other injuries that I feel could often be prevented through better nutrition and conditioning. If you are a parent of an athlete, I highly recommend to take a look at the Best Bones Forever site and its sister site, GirlsHealth.gov to get more information on ways you can help your daughter get the proper nutrition and make the appropriate lifestyle changes to keep her bones healthy!
New Sports Tees from Justice
Posted by: | CommentsEvery season the popular tween store Justice (formerly Limited Too) comes out with a new line of sports inspired graphic tees. They usually feature 2-3 seasonal sports at a time, although I think they may be expanding a bit. We were in Justice today and my daughter immediately spied the new spring/summer line that features a Swim tee, Soccer tee, Dance tee, and an I love Sports tee.
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Dive, Splash, Swim |
Pass, Kick, Goal |
Jump, Spin, Dance |
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Swim Shorts |
Soccer Shorts |
Dance Shorts |
Justice is almost always having a sale and they have some of their winter season tees (like gymnastics and basketball) in their clearance section right now. Click on the images above to order at Justice online.
Pink Diva Golf Bling Towel Giveaway
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I have Spring Fever something really bad!! I have had enough of the snow, dreary skies, and soggy ground. I am ready to get out on the golf course again and mix it up – ready to break out a new sleeve of pretty pink golf balls – ready to give my new G-wedge a try.
Luckily I am not alone – this is the cry I am hearing from all my golfing friends. We need spring! Our friends at Pink Diva Golf want to help. They want to make sure we have some bling on our golf bags that not only looks good but also serves an important job – keeping our hands and gear clean, dry and ready to play.
We are giving away two fun ladies golf towels complete with all the bling! These are perfect for Mother’s Day, a birthday gift for your favorite golf gal, or even tournament prizes.
What You Can Win
We will have two lucky winners. Each winner will get to choose the Pink Diva Golf Bling Towel of their choice. The 16”x25” plush towel is made with Swarovski Crystals (the highest quality crystals available on the market today) and comes with a grommet and hook that you can easily attached to any golf bag.
How Do You Enter
SIMPLE! You can get one entry for each of the tasks below:
- Leave a comment on this post letting us know if you have already had the chance to get out and golf yet this season, or what piece of equipment/accessory you are most looking forward to using this season, or let us know which of the bling golf towel designs you like best.
- Share this giveaway with your friends on Twitter (and follow @SportsGirlsPlay and @PinkDivaGolf while you are at it) then come back here to let us know you did.
- Become a fan of Sports Girls Play or Pink Diva Golf on Facebook – then come back here to let us know you did.
That gives you a possible 3 entries. Easy!
Other Details
- You have until midnight March 31, 2010 to get your entry in.
- Two winners will be drawn at random using Random.org.
Happy Spring!!
