Celebrating Fun, Food and Fitness at Lindell School

For more than 20 years, Lindell School in Long Beach has been celebrating healthy lifestyle choices at the annual Fun, Food and Fitness Day. The entire student body took part in a daylong celebration of health and wellness as a way of life. Parents, teachers and community members presented workshops on yoga, exercise, the mind-body connection, nutrition and general health issues. Students participated in relays and games as well.

The children were encouraged to bring in healthy foods to share with their schoolmates, including cheese and crackers, carrots, yogurt, popcorn, and fresh fruit and vegetables, plus lots of healthy drinks.

Fun, Food and Fitness Day was launched more than two decades ago as a joint effort between physical education teacher Michele LaBiento and then-PTA president Lynn Gergen, who enlisted parents and other community members to encourage children to develop healthy, active lifestyles.