Office Closed Thursday/Friday, February 6-7th

Friday, February 7th, 2014 – 6:22am All OSU campus operations (including KidSpirit) will remain closed on Thursday and Friday February 6-7th due to continued snow and worsening weather. Please call the OSU 541-737-8000 line for updates and/or the OSU homepage and/or follow OSU on Twitter for continued updates through out the day. Please be safe [...]

Important Girls on the Run 2014 Season Dates

Important GOTR Spring 2014 Season Dates: Registration Deadline: February 20th   Season Begins: March 10th Season Ends: June 3rd 5k Race Date: May 31st Marion County Race Date: June 7th

We made the promise!

 Mean Stinks is a campaign by Secret that encourages everyone to stand up against girl-to-girl bullying in all forms. Founded by Leo Burnett in 2010, the campaign took off this year with a new interactive portion that encourages middle and high school girls to incorporate anti-bullying into their everyday lives. Needing a creative way to [...]

Grab & Go Breakfast

Mornings before school can be a hectic time as everyone is trying to get dressed, pack last minute items for school or work, and hopefully eat something for breakfast before heading out the door. Research continues to support the important role of breakfast for everyone, but especially young children. The benefits for children who eat [...]

Check out our brand new VIDEO!! Join us for our end-of-season Girls on the Run 5K and Beaver Fun Run Saturday, June 1st, 2013 Be sure to register for the upcoming Girls on the Run 5K and Beaver Fun Run!  If you are wondering what the race might be like be sure to watch the [...]

Gatorade…Does it Need to be in Your Child?

Stasi Kasianchuk MS, RD, CSCS  Oregon State University Lifetime Fitness for Health Program Co-Director With all the marketing that exists for sports drinks it may be easy to think that everyone should be drinking these all the time. Sports drinks like Gatorade were originally designed for athletes training in hot and humid conditions in which [...]

Positive Food Environments for Active Children Start at Home

  Stasi Kasianchuk MS, RD, CSCS Oregon State University Lifetime Fitness for Health Program Co-Director Children are born with an innate ability to know when they are hungry and when they are full. As they grow and develop in environments bombarding them with all sorts of messaging about food and eating this innate ability can [...]

Fueling the Active Child…It’s All About Routine!

Stasi Kasianchuk MS, RD Oregon State University Lifetime Fitness for Health Program Co-Director The tree is down, the last of the Christmas cookies are gone (or almost gone), the kids are back in school, and it is time to get back into a “normal” routine. Despite the occasional complaint about bedtime or curfews it is [...]

Places to Run in Corvallis

Looking for a great place to train? Bored of the same loop that you do every morning? Well we’re here to help! There are a plethora of trails right here in Corvallis so lace up those running shoes and check out one of these new places!   1. Lewisburg Saddle-McDonald Loop (6.5miles Moderate/Difficult) This loop [...]

Why Girls Not Boys?

This question of “why isn’t there a boys program?” is often asked by individuals once they learn about the Girls on the Run program. With such a successful and effective program offered for girls, shouldn’t there be a parallel program for boys as well? What most individuals don’t realize though is that there was in [...]