tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7729794.post-58110115111683074962008-03-04T17:12:00.000-08:002008-03-04T17:40:10.833-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_n4WBlAHkr8Y/R83581nHdPI/AAAAAAAAAVg/qLKSmxSEJ54/s1600-h/discus.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_n4WBlAHkr8Y/R83581nHdPI/AAAAAAAAAVg/qLKSmxSEJ54/s200/discus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174066370497180914" border="0" /></a>As human beings, we are made up of body, mind, and spirit. Sometimes we devote our energy and time to building our minds, but neglect our bodies. Often, we exercise the body, but forget the mind and spirit. To be whole, we need to care for <span style="font-style: italic;">all three </span>areas of our existence. O2 Max Fitness, an organization I support in Santa Monica, California, is doing some great things to encourage teens to take a more active role in their own health and fitness.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_n4WBlAHkr8Y/R835Y1nHdOI/AAAAAAAAAVY/e1KFTJE5aVU/s1600-h/o2max.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_n4WBlAHkr8Y/R835Y1nHdOI/AAAAAAAAAVY/e1KFTJE5aVU/s200/o2max.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174065752021890274" border="0" /></a>O2 Max Fitness will be sponsoring "<a href="http://www.o2maxfitness.com/Prom%20Shape%20Up%20Challenge.pdf">O2 MAX PROM /SUMMER SHAPE-UP CHALLENGE</a>: A 3-month fitness challenge designed to get teens looking and feeling great just in time for Prom and Summer season." Plus, you'll have the chance to win some terrific prizes for prom. And the best part is that <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">you don't have to live in Santa Monica to enter</span> - all you have to do is <a href="http://www.o2maxfitness.com/">go to their Web site</a>, enter "The Challenge," then download the workouts each week and <a href="http://www.o2maxfitness.com/maxblog.htm">blog about your progress</a> on the O2 MAX site. You can find more information about The Challenge on their website at<br /><a href="http://www.o2maxfitness.com/"> www.O2MAXfitness.com</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Posts will be made by Jay D'Ambrosio, ancient history teacher, mentor, and author of Rethinking Adolescence: Using Story to Navigate Life's Uncharted Years (Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2006)</div>Jay D'Ambrosiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329049585393243515noreply@blogger.com