Sit And Be Fit

SIT AND BE FIT IS A MEDIA-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES HEALTHY AGING AND FITNESS BY TEACHING GENTLE, MEDICALLY SOUND, EXERCISES TO OLDER ADULTS, THOSE MANAGING CHRONIC CONDITIONS AND THOSE WITH PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS. SIT AND BE FIT ALSO SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR CAREGIVERS, FITNESS EXPERTS AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. DURING THE YEAR 2022, SIT AND BE FIT ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING: TELEVISION SERIES:THE SIT AND BE FIT TELEVISION SERIES CONTINUES TO AIR ON PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS NATIONWIDE. A TOTAL OF 130 HD AND 220 SD SYNDICATED SIT AND BE FIT TV EPISODES AIR THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC TELEVISION NETWORK AVERAGING 44,000 AIRINGS PER YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE SERIES AIRS IN AN UNDETERMINED NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY ACCESS CABLE STATIONS. HOME DVD/VHS PRODUCTS:DURING 2022, SIT AND BE FIT WORKOUT DVDS CONTINUED TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, SERVING COMMUNITIES AND POPULATIONS WHERE THE SERIES IS NOT AVAILABLE. SPECIALTY WORKOUTS FOR THOSE MANAGING ARTHRITIS, OSTEOPOROSIS, PARKINSON'S, NEUROPATHY, FIBROMYALGIA, AND COPD ARE AMONG THE MOST REQUESTED DVDS. SIT AND BE FIT'S DVD RESOURCES ARE SIMILARLY USED BY HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN VARIOUS SETTINGS, INCLUDING SENIOR LIVING FACILITIES, SENIOR CENTERS, AND HOSPITALS. COMMUNITY RESOURCE:IN 2022, SIT AND BE FIT STAFF RESPONDED PERSONALLY TO COUNTLESS INQUIRIES ABOUT EXERCISES FOR SPECIFIC CONDITIONS. PRINT AND ELECTRONIC RESOURCES, SUCH AS EXERCISES FOR GBS, THE NEUROPATHY EXERCISE GUIDE AND BROCHURE, THE LYMPHATIC HEALTH EXERCISE GUIDE AND BROCHURE WERE WIDELY DISSEMINATED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. A ROBUST SELECTION OF SIT AND BE FIT DVDS WERE DONATED TO FACILITIES AND INDIVIDUALS NOT ABLE TO PURCHASE PRODUCTS DUE TO ECONOMIC HARDSHIP. CONTINUING EDUCATION CORRESPONDENCE COURSE:HUMAN KINETICS PUBLISHES AND ADMINISTERS A CONTINUING EDUCATION CORRESPONDENCE COURSE CREATED BY SIT AND BE FIT, TITLED CHAIR EXERCISE BASICS. THE COURSE IS DESIGNED AS A RESOURCE TO HELP FITNESS PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE THE OLDER ADULT POPULATION. WEBSITE AND STREAMING:APPROXIMATELY 150,000 UNIQUE VISITORS POPULATED THE WWW.SITANDBEFIT.ORG WEBSITE IN 2022 ACCESSING EDUCATIONAL HEALTH AND FITNESS RESOURCES AS WELL AS INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE/WHEN THE TELEVISION SERIES AIRS. THE SIT AND BE FIT STREAMING CLUB IS GROWING IN POPULARITY, SERVING VIEWERS IN MARKETS WHERE THE SERIES IS NOT AIRING. NEWSLETTERS:PERIODIC ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS ARE SENT TO A DATABASE OF 13,000+. THESE ELECTRONIC "NEWSFLASHES" FEATURE ARTICLES ON TOPICS RANGING FROM HEALTHY AGING AND CHRONIC CONDITION MANAGEMENT TO NUTRITION AND INJURY PREVENTION. A HARD COPY OF A COMPLIMENTARY NEWSLETTER IS OFFERED VIA THE TELEVISION PROGRAM AND SENT TO VIEWERS WHO REQUEST A COPY.