Happy New Year! We’re so glad to have made it through another year of strengthening Baltimore’s youth through our positive fitness environment. At the start of every new year, we like to focus on …
Way back in the early 1990s, the physical education curriculum’s primary purpose was to provide students with the knowledge, abilities, skills and confidence they would need to make physical exe…
MissionFit is based in Baltimore, Maryland, but we believe that you can and should look all over the globe for key life lessons. In this blog, we take a look at the longest-living place on Earth. The …
In 2018, 15 Baltimore city public schools started implementing restorative practices to overcome discipline challenges and improve the surrounding community. The methods have been in place for over a …
If you checked out our blog post from earlier in the month, you learned that exercising physically strengthens the part of our brains responsible for creating and storing long term memories. Scientist…
Exercising has many obvious benefits for our bodies. It helps maintain a healthy weight, improves our cardiovascular health and strengthens our bodies. There are several benefits of exercising that ar…
Building muscle is easy, right? Not always! Pairing resistance training with a healthy diet is among the most popular methods for increasing muscle growth, but you shouldn’t necessarily expect those…
*The above picture was taken during Community Day 2019 In late June, it will have been a full three months since Governor Larry Hogan initially announced the Maryland shelter in place order. A lot has…
Every type of exercise is beneficial in one way or another, as physical activity is necessary for us to remain healthy and strong. What are some of the benefits of yoga that span beyond physical healt…
We are currently living through something totally new—a global pandemic. From stay-at-home orders to learning over Zoom, we are also experiencing things that we never have before. Motivating your ch…
Teenagers are under a lot of pressure, whether it’s from school or the media. That pressure can show itself in a variety of ways, and one of them is through an eating disorder. Maintaining positive …
At MissionFit, we want to help all children find success in and out of the classroom. Children with developmental disorders face unique challenges when learning, and a recent study on physical activit…
You know that regular exercise is vital to a healthy body, but did you realize that it can be just as important for a healthy mind? There are many mental health benefits of getting your heart rate up …
Whether you’re a child, a teen or an adult, positive mentors matter. Numerous studies support the need for mentors as children and teens grow into successful, confident adults. From improved academi…
Technology is a part of everyday life, and that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. After all, it connects us with people around the world, teaches us things and helps us to learn and get access to valua…
What are your plans this fall and winter for your child or teen to stay active? Add MissionFit to the list! Our awesome community helps make fitness fun and children reach their fullest potential insi…
If your child is hitting the gym or playing sports multiple times a week, are they giving themselves enough of a break? Rest and recovery are critical to the performance of every athlete, even if that…
We’re so excited that our Executive Director, Joshua Day has teamed up with Innovation Works in their Online accelerator program! This means he’ll be diving into this six-month-long progra…
Both children and adults often love reaching for sports drinks and energy drinks when they finish a workout or need a pick-me-up. However, are they really the best choice for your child? In this blog,…
Self-discipline is an incredibly important skill. Other than coming in handy when it’s time to sit down and do homework, years down the road, when it’s up to them to wake up early enough to get to…
