A shotgun start! No … there’s not really a shotgun firing at any Morning Mile school, but you’d think there was. Nothing like seeing dozens of kids exuberantly and anxiously awaiting to bolt the moment their Morning Mile Coordinator or Coach says “go”! Wouldn’t it be awesome if adults were also so eager to run? Laughter and squeals: Yes indeedy! [...]

We’d like to offer an ENORMOUS congrats to the rock star Morning Milers in the Miami-Dade Parks & Rec summer camp program. These amazing kids of all ages ran, walked and even wheeled (in wheel chairs) 32, 298.75 miles! When millions of other children were loafing on the couch this past summer, our South Florida Morning Milers were lacing up [...]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4780CH2tC4&w=400&h=257[/youtube] Fitzness International President, Fitz Koehler, recently sat down to talk fitness with “The Biggest Loser” trainer Bob Harper. The first half of the interview is dedicated to adult fitness fun and the latter half is dedicated to the Morning Mile. Enjoy!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj4u1nJHQdA&w=375&h=243] At a recent press event to celebrate the enormous success of 20 Morning Mile programs in the Miami-Dade Parks and Rec Departments, AvMed Health Plans President, Ed Hannum, ran the mile will several hundred children. He then took a moment to chat with MM founder, Fitz Koehler, about his love for running, community and how excited he is about the [...]

Click to view NBC News Video: Morning Mile on NBC News Miami We couldn’t be more proud of the Miami Parks and Rec campers who enthusiastically participate in the Morning Mile every day. Thanks so much to AvMed Health Plans for sponsoring 20 Morning Mile Starter Kits, allowing the Miami Parks and Recreation Department to pursue their strong commitment to giving [...]

We recently started the Morning Mile at both of our Baby Gator Child Development and Research Center sites with 2 ½ – 5 year olds and it has been the talk of our school.  The kids have absolutely fallen in love with running and really look forward to their morning run.  The teachers have really taken to the program and [...]

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This year, Alachua County school children have accomplished something extremely exciting. Normally my elation comes at the hand of great academic achievement, but we’ve got something else to brag about now and that “thing” is a whopping 40,000 miles run by many of our elementary school students. The Morning Mile is a program introduced by a Florida-based company called Fitzness [...]

Fitzness International is incredibly proud to promote fitness through our amazing Morning Mile program – we do more though! Check out these fun pics of our Projects Coordinator, Terry McGowan, having fun talking about healthy bodies and exercising with students from Sweetwater Branch Academy. Terry said the more than 120 kids he spoke to were very enthusiastic about fitness and [...]