California - United States Professional Tennis Association

USPTA and Healthy Weight
Commitment Foundation Join
Forces for “Together Counts”
USPTA, in association with the Healthy Weight
Commitment Foundation, is on board for Together
Counts, a nationwide program to inspire active
and healthy living. The idea is to get families and
community members to take a simple pledge. Eat at
least one meal and do at least one activity together
every week. Together, we can make a difference – in
the country, in our communities and in every family.
The USPTA’s Tennis – for the health of it! initiative,
which started in 2008, promotes the great health
benefits of playing tennis, and fits well with the goals
of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation to
provide resources to encourage energy balance and
reduce obesity, especially childhood obesity, which
is carried one step further with Together Counts. The
sport of tennis and its tremendous health benefits
(both physical and psychological) make it a key
activity to help all age groups achieve energy balance.
The ways to fulfill the Together Counts pledge
are endless. They can be as creative as organizing
breakfast with neighbors or family followed by a
round robin tennis tournament or as simple as sharing
a meal, then going for a walk. The important thing is
that you do them together.
If you take the pledge as a family, involve your kids:
Let them choose activities they enjoy and give them a
say about what’s on the menu. This way they will gain
a sense of ownership and look forward to together time.
The overall goal is to find a balance between the
calories we consume and those we burn, to strike
this balance regularly and have some fun. This way,
getting more active and healthy becomes easy.
2011
Upcoming
EVENTS
June 20
Wimbledon begins
July 25-31
Farmers Classic
July 26
District 3 meet-and-greet
Los Angeles Country Club, Los Angeles, Calif.
July 30-31
USPTA summer workshop @ the Farmers Classic
UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif.
August 7-8
USPTA Certification exam
Braemar Country Club, Tarzana, Calif.
August 29
District 5 sneaks-n-cleats
Canyon Crest Country Club, Riverside, Calif.
August 29
U.S. Open begins
September 19-24
USPTA World Conference on Tennis
Saddlebrook Resort, Wesley Chapel, Fla.
October 2-3
USPTA Certification exam
Braemar Country Club, Tarzana, Calif.
November 7
USPTA Certification exam
Claremont Tennis Club, Claremont, Calif.
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December 4-5
USPTA Certification exam
Braemar Country Club, Tarzana, Calif.
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