NB3FIT MONTH GOALS:
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Engage 5,000 Native American youth across the country in physical activity for a minimum of one hour per event during November!
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Promote drinking clean water
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Promote eating healthy foods
NB3FIT MONTH
A NATIONAL MONTH OF NATIVE HEALTH AND FITNESS
NOVEMBER 2024
Get ready for #NB3FIT Day!
Join us on Sunday, November 3, at North Domingo Baca Park in Albuquerque, NM for a day of fun and fitness dedicated to Native youth. Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with activities that promote health, wellness and community. Best of all, it’s FREE!
Let’s get active together!
Join Us for NB3FIT Month
A national month of inspiration, learning and physical movement to support the health and fitness of Native youth across Indian Country. We are encouraging tribes, Native-led organizations, urban Indian centers, schools and groups to host a physical activity, fitness and/or health awareness event during NB3FIT MONTH.
Gather a team to coordinate a safe event in your community!
You’ll receive a marketing toolkit for your event too!
Here’s how to join!
- Choose the type of event.
- Register your event or family!
- Promote your event.
- Have fun and take photos!
- Share the experience on the NB3 Foundation’s social media sites.
Over the past two years NB3FIT Month engaged over 5,000 Native youth per year through 140 registered sites and over 130 physical activity and health-centered events in 21 states!
This year we want to increase those numbers, and your help is vital in reaching our goal.
For more information about NB3FIT MONTH or questions about registering your event, contact Sacha Smith at sacha@nb3f.org
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should my tribe/organization participate?
NB3FIT Week is a one of a kind event dedicated to celebrating the health and fitness of our Native youth and communities. When you participate in NB3FIT Week you join fellow Native organizations, tribes and communities who all share the same goal of getting our Native youth and families active and healthy! Especially today, when youth programming and sports are being postponed, altered and canceled. It’s important for us to be creative and proactive, ensuring our youth with the opportunities to stay active and healthy!
How does my community participate safely?
Safety of our Native youth and communities is top priority. For NB3FIT Week there are many ways you can still participate, and be safe doing so.
We recommend always following the COVID-19 Safe Practices set forth in your community. Always practice social distancing and mask up!
What kind of virtual events can I host?
- Host your own virtual community walk/run!
- Put together wellness kits for community members to stay healthy and active on their own during the week! Include simple items (chalk, cones, jump ropes, frisbees, rubber ball etc.) and ingredients (plain cereals, nuts, dried fruits) for healthy snack making. At the bottom of this page are some games and easy recipes to include in the kits!
- Fitness Bingo! Have youth and families complete a BINGO card with different nutrition and fitness activities! Feel free to use this NB3FIT Week FITNESS BINGO (Below in the resources tab), or design your own. You can hand out fun prizes to those who complete the most BINGOs.
- Host a step challenge! Have families and community members track their daily step counts for the chance to win raffle prizes. Have them share their steps from their fitness watch or let them track on paper. We’ve included a sample step tracker in the resources tab.
What does NB3 Foundation provide me as a host?
- Marketing toolkit!
- This includes social media information, sample press release, sample flier and suggested verbiage to help promote your event.
- NB3FIT logo file
- Feel free to use the NB3FIT logo we provide to brand your fliers and promotional items. We just ask that the logos not be modified in any way.
- Get your event featured on NB3 Foundation social media sites!
- Tag us and we will help share information about your event.
- We will also share photos from sites who participate.
- Community members who participate may win some NB3 Foundation swag! Have your participates post pictures from your event with out #NB3FITWeek hashtag and we will enter them into a raffle for a chance to win some swag.
Resource Toolkit
Past Events!
2022 REGISTERED EVENTS
American Indian Research Center for Health
Diné
Walk
Archie-Yazzie Family
Diné
Virtual race
Barona Recreation Department
Barona Band of Mission Indians
NB3 Family Fun & Fitness Day
Bois Forte Reservation
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa
Litte Ogitchidaa Reverse the Diabetes Cycle Walk/Run
Boys and Girls Club of Tucson
Pascua Yaqui Tribe
Healthy Eating and Fitness Week
First Mesa Youth Center
Hopi
Physical activities and eating healthy presentations
Fort Berthold Diabetes Program
Three Affiliated Tribes Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara
One hour a day fitness games
Fox Clan Family
San Felipe Pueblo
Evening walks
Hilario House Homeschool
Wikwemikoong Unceded Territory
Daily Walk and Exercise
The Hopi Diabetes Program
Hopi
Family Activity
Healthy Kids
San Ildefonso Pueblo
NB3FIT Week
Hopi Special Diabetes Program
Hopi/Tewa
Youth Activity Nite – 2 nights
Indian Community School
Intertribal
Stepping Towards Fitness
Karalyn Begay
Navajo
Daily 5k Runs and Weekend Hiking
Kewa Child Care & Development
Santa Domingo Pueblo
Fall Fitness Frenzy Challenge
Kiyaa’áanii Team
Dine
Fitness Bingo
Montoya/Raton Family
Santa Ana/Jemez
Walk/Run
Montoya/Trujillo
Sandia Pueblo
Gym/Walking
Mvskoke Nation Youth Services
Mvskoke Nation Youth Services
Social Distanced Games
NB3FIT Month Videos
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