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March: Women's History Month

Week One

National Pig Day

It's National Pig Day! Follow these simple Animal Motion instructions to learn the activity. Choose your animals, then get moving!

Women's History Month Fact: Susan B. Anthony was a women's rights activist and leader of the women's suffrage movement that led to the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.

I Want You to Be Happy Day

After a few activities or a run, join Rudy for Sporting Spirit Cool Down. Then do something that makes you happy for the rest of the day.

Women's History Month Fact: Ella Fitzgerald is one of the greatest jazz singers of all time. She is the winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and 12 Grammy awards.

National Day of Unplugging

Today is all about taking a break from our devices. Recharge your mind and body with Jenny in Individual Balance Challenges. Then try to stay off your phone and computer unless you have school work to do.

Women's History Month Fact: Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician known as the first person ever to publish an algorithm intended for a computer. For this work, she became the world’s first computer programmer. 

Dentist’s Day

Celebrate Dentist’s Day by showing off their beautiful work with a big smile! Brush your teeth then try some stretches in Cool Down with Daniel Romanchuk.

Women's History Month Fact: Marie Curie was a Polish-born pioneering physicist and chemist who coined the term radioactivity, discovered two new elements (radium and polonium), and developed a portable X-ray machine.

National Cereal Day

Right after a nice bowl of your favorite cereal, let's try an arm activity. Read the instructions for Side Lateral Raises before you begin.

Women's History Month Fact: Althea Gibson was the first Black woman to play at Wimbledon, the oldest tennis tournament in the world.

Week Two

International Day of Awesomeness

Celebrate all things awesome around the world! Grab an awesome socially distant partner for an awesome game of Evolution with Jenny and Annie.

Women's History Month Fact: Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.

Johnny Appleseed Day

Johnny Appleseed introduced apple trees to different parts of the U.S. Let's use some apples in our DIY Fruit Salad recipe.

Women's History Month Fact: Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the first Jewish woman and the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

Rising New York Road Runners Holiday

Last but not least, thank you to our Rising New York Road Runners parents, guardians, and caring adults! We celebrate you for keeping your kids active and, we hope, moving along with them. Remember to share our virtual challenges with other adults so all your kids can track their progress together. Join your kid for Dance Fitness Cool Down!

Women's History Month Fact: Grete Waitz was the first female world-class track athlete to move up to the marathon and the first woman to finish a marathon in under 2 hours and 30 minutes. Between 1978 to 1988, she won the New York City Marathon nine times. In 1998, Waitz became the chair of the New York Road Runners Foundation, which has evolved into Rising New York Road Runners.

Pi Day

How many decimal places of pi do you know? Now, how many types of pie do you like? Before eating any pie, get active with How Many. 

Women's History Month Fact: Katherine Johnson was one of the first Black women to work as a NASA scientist. Her calculations on orbital mechanics were important to the success of the first space flights for astronauts.

Week Three

National Panda Day

Head on a Jungle Adventure with Jenny and Annie. Don't forget to spend time with the panda bear on her special day!

Women's History Month Fact: Selena Quintanilla-Perez, aka Selena is one of the most influential Latinx artists of all time. She was a pop superstar who earned a Grammy in 1993.

St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick's Day is all about celebrating Ireland! Put on some green clothes and warm up with Beverly in Work It.

Women's History Month Fact: Maya Angelou is considered one of the most influential women in American history ─ a poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist, whose award-winning memoir made literary history as the first nonfiction best-seller by a Black woman.

Absolutely Incredible Kid Day

Women's History Month Fact: As a teenager during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, Anne Frank wrote what would be one of the most read books in the world.

International Day of Happiness

Let's take our happiness international on this first day of spring. Join Rudy in six exercises during a game of International Relay. Bring happiness to someone else and boost their mood!

Women's History Month Fact: Misty Copeland became the first Black principal ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre in 2015.

Week Four

National Chip and Dip Day

It’s a full arm day! Do some Push-Ups with Daniel, then dip some chips in dip.

Women's History Month Fact: Rita Moreno is the only Latinx person to earn the coveted EGOT (which means she's won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony).

National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day

Read Follow the Leader to practice two-handed underhand tossing. For a snack today, try chocolate covered raisins.

Women's History Month Fact: By refusing to give up her seat on a crowded bus, Rosa Parks sparked the Montgomery bus boycott ─ a cornerstone of the civil rights movement.

International Waffle Day

Since a Hopscotch board looks like a waffle, let’s do both today! Read the instructions for the activity before you begin. Celebrate your activity with a waffle.

Women's History Month Fact: Ellen Ochoa is the first Latinx female astronaut. She served on a nine-day mission aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1993.

Make Up Your Own Holiday Day

Jenny and Teddy Bear want you to join them in a few stretches. Then come up with your own holiday and how you plan to celebrate with friends. Share it on our Facebook page so we can celebrate with you!

Women's History Month Fact: Mary Church Terrell was one of the first Black women to earn a college master’s degree. She graduated in 1888 with a degree in Education from Oberlin College, the first college in the United States to accept Black and female students. 

Something on a Stick Day

Read Balance Like Me to learn fun ways to turn a simple thing into something fun. Do the same with your food by eating it off a stick.

Women's History Month Fact: Maya Lin is the designer of two national memorials: The Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, AL, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.

National Doctors’ Day

Celebrate National Doctors’ Day by using your senses! Rachel will teach you Sensory Poem and Sensory Breathing. Don't forget to thank your doctor for helping to keep you healthy and strong.

Women's History Month Fact: Clara Barton started treating injured soilders during the Civil War and became the founder and first president of the American Red Cross.

National Crayon Day

Aliphine will pick a movement and a shape in Trace the Shape. Jog in a triangle or skip in a circle. Then grab a crayon to draw more shapes or color in a coloring book for a creative break from your fitness activities.

Women's History Month Fact: Mexican painter Frida Kahlo is considered one of the greatest artists of the 20th century.

Reflect upon the people you learned about this month. Who else do you admire in Women’s History? Tell your family, friends, and teachers why you admire this person.