Judy Shasek and her team developed a new way to allow kids (and their teachers and families) to become more fit while simultaneously increasing academic success… and making it fun! “We do it by combining the multiple benefits of exercise, fitness factors, music and the fun of interactive video games into a technology-delivered curriculum for the classroom”, says Judy Shasek.
Click our orange Podcast icon below to listen to the complete interview with Judy Shasek recorded March 2007.
For more information visit her website: “Generation Fit”
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