Physical Activity

Snowshoeing in the snow

Ask EFNEP: Staying Active in the Winter

— By Mikaela Greenwald, EFNEP Community Education Assistant – York County, ME This blog entry is part of our “Ask EFNEP” blog posts, where members of UMaine Cooperative Extension’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) answer questions they are asked when delivering food and nutrition programs. This question was answered by Mikaela Greenwald. Mikaela […]

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Sun rays beaming down on mother and daughter walking in a forest

Moving Matters! Being Active

— By Kathy Savoie, Extension Professor, University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Kate Yerxa, Extension Professor, University of Maine Cooperative Extension This is the final blog post in the series focused on being more physically active. Each blog in the series will build on the information in the previous blog post to help you build […]

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Group fitness class stretching.

Moving Matters! Getting Ready to Move

— By Kathy Savoie, Extension Professor, University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Kate Yerxa, Extension Professor, University of Maine Cooperative Extension This is the third in a series of four blog posts focused on being more physically active. Each blog in the series will build on the information in the previous blog post to help […]

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Parents with two young children play outside with a handball.

Moving Matters! Getting Started

— By Kathy Savoie, Extension Professor, University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Kate Yerxa, Extension Professor, University of Maine Cooperative Extension This is the second in a series of four blog posts focused on being more physically active. Each blog in the series will build on the information in the previous blog post to help […]

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Photo Of Person Using Treadmill

Moving Matters!

— By Kathy Savoie, Extension Professor, University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Kate Yerxa, Extension Professor, University of Maine Cooperative Extension This is the first in a series of four blog posts focused on being more physically active. Each blog in the series will build on the information in the previous blog post to help […]

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