Exercise Ernie's Memorial Day Weekend Adventure!

Hi everyone,

      I know that Fitness Frankie has been telling you all about his adventures during National Physical Fitness Month, and I am having some terrific adventures too!  This past weekend, Memorial Day weekend, I got to go home with Mrs. W and her family!  We had an amazing time getting to know each other.  I went to the doctor’s office for a check-up.  The doctor was very nice and told me that I was healthy!  She also told us how important it is to eat fruits and vegetables and exercise every day because our bodies need healthy foods and exercise to grow.  I also went to Ballet Class and I learned that it is important to stretch and when you dance you work up a sweat!  You’ll never believe it but I saw one of my North Park friends, at the Dance Center!  He was dancing too!  On Saturday I went to a baseball game with Mrs. W’s son.  I even got to sit in the dugout with the boys!  They told me how important it is to drink lots of fluids during the game so your muscles do not get cramps or become weak.  The boys also tried to convince me that the Yankees were the best baseball team, but I told them that it was the Colorado Rockies!  I AM from Colorado you know!  I had healthy food at a cook-out with the family!  We ate shish kabobs with eggplant, mushrooms, onions, and green peppers, and we also had corn on the cob and a green salad.  Watermelon was for dessert – YUMMY!

Memorial Day was very busy because I sang with Mrs. W’s daughter and some middle school students at the Memorial Day Ceremonies.  It was such an honor to be a part of something so meaningful.  It is always important to take time to remember the ones who fought for our freedoms…….Next, we went for a walk on the Walkway Over the Hudson.  I heard Fitness Frankie was there on an adventure too!  I learned that the Walkway is the longest, elevated pedestrian bridge in the world!  It is 212 feet tall and 1.28 miles long.  We walked from Poughkeepsie to Highland and back for a total of 2 and a half miles!  It was very hot that day – 99 degrees, but Mrs. W made sure we had plenty of water and frozen berries to eat!  I had a great time with Mrs. W’s family!  Thank you so much for including me in all of your families’ activities!  I LOVE Healthy Highway!  Love, Exercise Ernie

Fitness Frankie's Memorial Weekend Adventure!

Hi everyone,

I had an amazing Memorial Day Weekend Adventure!  Mrs. R took me home with her and our friends from Indiana were visiting!  I came from Indiana too!  Anyway, our friends were visiting the historic FDR estate and they brought me a new friend!  His name is FDR Bear!  He has a presidential seal because FDR was a President of the United States!  On Friday, Mrs. R's cousins from England came to visit too!  I had met them when we went to London last year!  They were very happy to see me again!  We all went to the Walkway Over the Hudson and had a terrific time!  FDR Bear and I took a break when we got to the other side of the Walkway and we had a drink of water.  It was very hot that day and I learned that it is important to drink lots of water when you exercise.  We went all the way across the Walkway and back for a total of two and a half miles!
On Sunday we went to the Great Sacandaga Lake in the Adirondack Mountains!  It is so beautiful on the lake!  Mrs. R's son and some friends came too and they made healthy choices by playing whiffle ball, football, and catch with a baseball!  That's me in the picture with them!  Guess what?  Mrs. R's son and one of his friends went to North Park when they were kids so they know all about PE at North Park!  On Monday, Mrs. R took FDR Bear and me on a trip on her kayak.  It was a beautiful morning and there were many other kayakers on the lake.  They were all so nice!  One of the kayakers asked Mrs. R if her kayak was built for three.......It is a very long kayak with storage and seating for one, but if you count FDR Bear and me, the kayak held three!!!!  We had a great time and got plenty of exercise!  Exercise Ernie is off on another adventure too!  I wonder if I will hear from him soon?  I have so much to tell him and I want to hear all about his adventures too!  I LOVE Healthy Highway!

Love, Fitness Frankie

Fitness Frankie's Weekend with Mrs. G's Family!

Hi everyone,
     Since May is Physical Fitness Month, Mrs. R asked the adults at North Park to take Exercise Ernie and me on some adventures to show the boys and girls that EVERYBODY needs to exercise - not just kids!  I started the month with an amazing adventure with Mrs. G and her family!  They were very busy, and I got to follow them everywhere!  I enjoyed running around at Mrs. G's son's soccer game and I loved the ice pop at the end! (A treat once in a while is ok!)  I went on a run with the family on the Walkway Over the Hudson and I made sure to stay hydrated (that means drink plenty of water...).  On Sunday morning I went with Mrs. G to the gym to exercise.  This is a picture of me on a piece of equipment called "the erg".  I rowed on the erg, went on the elliptical machine (kind of like running in place), and I also made sure to do some strength training to keep my muscles strong!  I had so much fun with Mrs. G's family and they told Mrs. R that they loved having ME!  There are so many more adventures coming up!  Exercise Ernie is having some adventures too and he will tell you all about them soon!  I LOVE Healthy Highway!
Love, Fitness Frankie

A Bus Safety Adventure!

Hi everyone,

    Exercise Ernie and I had a new adventure today!  There was a very special bus at North Park!  Part of the bus was made so that it looked like it had turned on it's side and the other part of the bus was like a regular school bus!  All of the boys and girls went into the bus and learned how to get out of the bus safely!  They had to go out the back door, through the window, and through the top of the bus when they were in the part of the bus that had turned on it's side!  The bus drivers were SO nice!  They taught the boys and girls everything they needed to know - just in case!  Exercise Ernie and I got a turn too!  We listened to directions, and then we climbed out of the bus!  The drivers helped us of course!  Safety is a VERY important part of Healthy Highway!  It just keeps getting better and better!  We LOVE Healthy Highway!

Love, Fitness Frankie and Exercise Ernie