At Boulder’s Fairview High School, gym class feels a lot like a trip to the rec center. On a Wednesday morning last fall as PE class began, some students snapped up…

Conifer High School physical education instructor Jeanie Boymel told the kids in her morning PE class to grab pedometers, as usual. But then she alerted them to be ready for…

Editor's Note: Tammy Smith has been a board member for Delta County Schools since 2009. The 5,000-student district is spread over 1,157 square miles in the west-central…

While kids battle obesity and the teasing that goes with it, parents question whether their communities and schools are doing enough to keep kids moving. Turns out, about 11…

One of the biggest recent innovations in Colorado health and fitness is the brainchild of a 12-year-old girl. In 2011, Maggie Trout…

The Silverton School District, located in southwest Colorado in the heart of the San Juan Mountains, consists of one historic school and 60 students enrolled K-12, 69…

CHARLAR is a 12-week health education and skill-building program tailored for older adult Latinos in Denver. Participants rally together to learn about healthy eating,…

As Colorado strives to become the healthiest state, the daily intake of fruits, vegetables, fast food and sugary drinks becomes a key measure of success or failure. And the…

Messaging expert Lori Dorfman likes to show this billboard contradiction from a city streetscape. When it comes to the monumental…

It’s an iconic, warmly-defended program bringing sustenance to the vulnerable who need it most: children at school who are happiest and perform best on a full stomach at…