Healthy Girls, Healthy Women (HGHW)

06/25/2013

Interesting look at different treatment of women & men in Hollywood:
http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2013/06/20/in-hollywood-leading-men-get-older-love-interests-dont/

Robb S. sent along a great set of images from Vulture. Using case studies of individual leading men in Hollywood, they show that the love interests cast in their films don’t age alongside them over the course of their careers. Not convinced? Here’s nine examples and one exception. For fun, try t...

06/13/2013

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2340800/Retailers-moral-obligation-ban-airbrush-Debenhams-spearheads-ban-retouched-model-shots-calls-follow-suit.html?upworthy

The airbrush backlash is now well underway as Debenhams announces a ban on all retouched lingerie model shots. The store 'wants to help customers feel confident about their figures'.

05/20/2013

Check this out at the City Hall Farmer's Market Kickoff today!!

05/10/2013

On Monday, the HGHW Peer Leaders gave their Healthy Relationships workshop to Girlz Radio, another great Peer Leadership program for girls! In the below picture, the participants circle healthy relationship characteristics and underline unhealthy relationship characteristics in the lyrics of popular songs.

05/04/2013

Register NOW, for the MYC Fitness Challenge! Youth ages 14 to 19 can come out on June 1st to sample and participate in group exercises like capoeira, zumba, bootcamp, and more!

Also learn about health and get tips on how to make healthy lifestyle choices. Local chefs will be on site to teach you how to make a healthy snack and try FREE samples.

Several prizes will be awarded!

Register: http://mycfitnesschallenge.eventbrite.com

04/23/2013

If you're a teen girl who lives in the West Roxbury area, check out our upcoming workshop series at the West Roxbury YMCA! The HGHW Peer Leaders will be giving their workshops on healthy eating, physical activity, body image and healthy relationships on 4 Fridays throughout May. Contact Becky Peluso at [email protected] or 857-547-1332 to sign up!

04/11/2013

Check out these FREE "Healthy Living Starts Here" events on everything from stretching, swim technique, nutrition, healthy recipes, strength training and more! They are being held at YMCAs all over Boston!

03/25/2013

Check out the below photos from one of our recent workshops at Franklin Park Development Tenant's Association! The Peer Leaders led youth in learning about physical activity and thinking about ways to increase physical activity in their lives!

03/25/2013

03/21/2013

We'll have pictures from the first of the HGHW workshops up soon. The Peer Leaders are enjoying teaching girls at Franklin Park Development Tenant's Association and Madison Park Development Corporation in Dorchester and Roxbury! We are also excited to begin holding workshops at West Roxbury YMCA in April!

03/20/2013

A reminder that sugar sweetened drinks are an unnecessary and dangerous part of our diet.

A new study links sugar-sweetened beverages are linked to more than 180,000 obesity-related deaths each year.

03/05/2013

Free Boston Moves for Health classes at YMCAs around Boston during March! Hoping the HGHW girls will be able to make it at least one class. Check out the schedule below.

The YMCA of Greater Boston is partnering with Boston Moves for Health as a community resource in the Million Pound Challenge to keep the city moving. We're offering free events and classes open to the community at all of our locations throughout the month of March to help Boston residents realize wh...