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Let’s Move: Commit to Change Physical Activity Challenge
The Let’s Move: Commit to Change Physical Activity Challenge is a county-wide initiative that encourages Palm Beach County residents to get active and live healthier. Presented annually by Digital Vibez, Inc. and Palm Health Foundation, the challenge takes place March 1–31 and inspires individuals, families, schools, and organizations to move more and feel better together.
About the Challenge
The Let’s Move initiative is designed to reduce childhood obesity and promote healthy living, especially in underserved communities. Through free fitness activities, wellness education, and community events, the program helps children and families make lasting lifestyle changes that support physical and mental well-being.
How It Started
How It Works
The Let’s Move: Commit to Change Physical Activity Challenge is a county-wide initiative that encourages Palm Beach County residents to get active and live healthier. Presented annually by Digital Vibez, Inc. and Palm Health Foundation, the challenge takes place March 1–31 and inspires individuals, families, schools, and organizations to move more and feel better together.
Project Scope
The primary objective of the Let’s Move initiative is to reduce childhood obesity and related health risks by promoting physical activity, particularly in underserved communities. The program provides free fitness activities and wellness education to engage children and families, fostering healthier lifestyles year-round.
Target Zip Codes:
33446, 33404, 33417, 33436, 33435, 33438, 33445, 33477, 33467
Background
The Let’s Move initiative was originally introduced on a national level by First Lady Michelle Obama in 2010 with the goal of decreasing childhood obesity throughout the United States. According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, nearly one in three children in the United States are overweight or obese. If this problem persists, 1/3 of all children born in 2000 or later will suffer from diabetes at some point in their lives, or will face other obesity-related health problems such as heart disease, high blood pressure, asthma and cancer. The first lady wanted to combat these risks by urging all children and adults to get moving and incorporate daily exercise and good nutrition in their lives.
Palm Health Foundation responded to the alarming statistics, and began the county-wide Let’s Move: Commit to Change Physical Activity Challenge in 2012. In 2021, the foundation initiated a partnership with Palm Beach County’s non-profit Digital Vibez, Inc. to expand the impact and reach of the challenge.
Digital Vibez and Palm Health Foundation invite residents to form teams, commit to exercising at least 30 minutes a day throughout the month of March, and log their minutes here on the Let’s Move website. Palm Beach County logged 100,000 minutes in the first year of the challenge, and the numbers have increased every year since! In 2023, Palm Beach County logged over 103 million minutes. Let’s keep this momentum going!
Commit to Your Health: Move, Log, and Thrive
Regular physical activity does more than reduce the risk of obesity. It provides a host of surprising benefits that can improve your overall health and well-being. Staying active can:
- Strengthen your bones and muscles
- Improve your mental health and mood
- Increase your chances of living longer
- Improve sleep quality
- Improve digestion
- Support healthy digestion
- Maintain brain function in older adults
Even just 30 minutes of physical activity a day can make a dramatic difference in your health. The Let’s Move challenge invites Palm Beach County residents to form teams and get moving together while having fun!
Here is how to participate:
- Commit to exercising at least 30 minutes a day during March
- Log your minutes here on www.LetsMovePBC.org
Let’s see how many minutes Palm Beach County can log this year!
Team Participation Guides
- How to Create a New Team — For Team Captains Only [Click to Download]
- How to Join a Team [Click to Download]
Questions?
For more information about the challenge, contact:
Digital Vibez, Inc.
letsmove@digitalvibez.com
About Digital Vibez, Inc.
Digital Vibez is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Palm Beach County. Our mission is to empower youth in diverse and underserved communities through dance fitness, technology and the arts. Our innovative programs and events motivate and inspire youth to use their creativity and talents to develop healthier habits while expressing themselves through positive outlets and engaging activities. For more information about Digital Vibez, visit digitalvibez.org or call (561) 847-4521.
About Palm Health Foundation
Palm Health Foundation is Palm Beach County’s community foundation for health. With the support of donors and a focus on results, the foundation builds strong community partnerships, respects diverse opinions, advocates for its most vulnerable neighbors and inspires innovative solutions to lead change for better health now and for generations to come. The foundation supports health equity for Palm Beach County residents of all backgrounds, heritage, education, incomes and states of well-being. Palm Health Foundation has invested more than $85 million in Palm Beach County health since 2001. For more information about Palm Health Foundation, visit palmhealthfoundation.org or call (561) 833-6333.