Faithful-2-Fitness

03/25/2025

Congratulations to Kellie Kim, a Golden Apple Award Recipient for 2025! We are so proud of you and so very grateful for your volunteerism as a devoted group fitness instructor for our childhood obesity intervention program in Loves Park, IL since 2021. We look forward to celebrating with you when we launch our next program on April 26, 2025 at Peak Sports Club! If you have been impacted by Kellie in any way, please leave her a note in the comments. Learn more about Kellie in the article linked below.

2025 Golden Apple Award Recipients, Golden Apple News Kellie Kim Posted by Kathi Edwards On February 5, 2025 0 comments Kellie Kim of Rockford is a special education resource teacher for Cherry Valley Elementary’s fifth and second graders, where she’s been 13 of her 15 years as an educator. At e...

02/16/2025

Save the Date!
SAT, 8/23/25: 9am-12pm
5k Fight Obesity Walk with Me at Peak Sports Club in Loves Park, IL

01/01/2025

We wish you a happy, healthy, and joyous new year!

11/24/2024

Founder of Faithful-2-Fitness, Dr. Katrina Nguyen, was featured on The Transition Bridge Podcast to discuss childhood obesity. We invite you to listen, learn, and share to inspire others on their wellness journey.

“The rise of childhood obesity has placed the health of an entire generation at risk”.Our children’s health is being compromised, and we need to turn things around for this generation.My guest, Dr. Katrina Nguyen is passionate about reversing childhood obesity and is the Founder of Faithful-2-...

11/06/2024

Our nonprofit organization was launched on November 6, 2014. We became a registered trademark on April 26, 2016. Happy birthday to us! Grateful for all of our community partnerships that have helped hundreds of families develop healthier lifestyles. We're ready to help other communities and families across America to replicate our childhood obesity intervention program. On this special day, our founder shared our mission and story on the Transition Bridge Podcast which will air in about two weeks. Check out the podcast with host Debi Ronca while you patiently await our episode.

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10/12/2024

What a beautiful Autumn day to go apple picking and celebrate the completion of our last program of 2024! We look forward to providing ongoing support to these parents and children as they continue in their health-conscious journey.

10/05/2024

Thank you to Peak Sports Club for providing a space for our 2024 Fall meal prep class with the help of Stacie Woodworth from Epicure. Parents and kids had a wonderful time making freezer meals and trying new fruits and vegetables that were incorporated into appetizers, desserts, and salads. Grateful to Meijer in Rockford for providing groceries for the class. Generosity of time, talent, and treasure from community partners has always been the key to helping us reverse the childhood obesity epidemic in America.

10/04/2024

Childhood obesity can be prevented with dietary and lifestyle interventions. Tackling childhood obesity will decrease risks for chronic diseases and greatly reduce the cost of healthcare. This was my impetus for establishing my nonprofit, Faithful-2-Fitness, in November 2014. Many of the etiologies and barriers to a healthier diet and lifestyle discussed in this article are addressed by our stewardship-driven, community-based childhood obesity intervention program.
-Dr. Katrina Nguyen
Founder of Faithful-2-Fitness

Newswise — Since 1990, the rise in childhood overweight and obesity has surged across every continent, almost doubling in prevalence. While the United States has the highest prevalence, other nations are not far behind.In Southern Europe, including Greece, Italy and Spain, 10 to 15% of children ar...

09/23/2024

We have exciting news to share! Farmers Rising is our new community partner. Starting in 2025, their instructors will be providing farm education to families in our program. Learn more about their programs and how you can reserve your spot for future farm visits.

Educational nonprofit helping people build local food systems.

09/21/2024

We always have so much fun learning to shop healthy on a small budget during our grocery store tours at Meijer. Thank you Meijer for supporting our nonprofit organization since 2015. Thank you Christine Gillette and Laurel Hooper for giving your time to families in our program. Now let's get cooking!

08/31/2024

A beautiful day for a 5k! Thank you to Peak Sports Club for hosting our event every year since August 2016. We look forward to our 10th 5k with you in August 2025!

08/31/2024

08/31/2024

Thank you to Chick-fil-A Rockford for sponsoring our event in a special way by serving the 5k participants and volunteers. Everyone loved taking pictures with the mascot and enjoyed breakfast sandwiches. We are very grateful for their generosity to our organization and the community!

08/31/2024

Thank you to Kevin of Thompson Digital Image Photography for volunteering his time to capture these beautiful photos of our 9th annual 5K Fight Obesity Walk with Me event. Please feel free to tag yourself and share pictures with others. Thank you to everyone who sponsored, volunteered, and participated in this event. Follow our page for updates on the planning of our 10th 5k in August 2025.

08/19/2024

Quick reminder: You can still sign up for our 5k walk on August 24th from 8:00-8:30 am outside Peak Sports Club in Loves Park, IL. Bring 12 dollars cash or check.

08/09/2024

We are grateful to sponsors of our 9th annual 5k event! Online sign up to claim your T-shirt will end at 11:59 pm tonight. You can still sign up on August 24th outside Peak (CASH/CHECK only), but you won't get a shirt. Don't miss out on this fun, family-friendly, dog-friendly, stroller-friendly fitness event where you can enjoy some Chick-fil-A, get a goodie bag, get a chance to win prizes, PLUS get to sample something brand new that you have never seen anywhere before. We are excited to see all of you there!

Anderson Japanese Gardens
Angelic Organics Learning Center
Astute Web Group
Avocado Trust
Cherry Bowl
Chick-fil-A Rockford
Christine Gillette- Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant
DJ Petey P
Epicure
Fleet Feet Rockford
Forest City Diagnostic Imaging
Illinois Bank & Trust
K. Rae - A Paul Mitchell Focus Salon
Kilpatrick Townsend
Meijer
Peak Sports Club
Perfetti van Melle
Phil Nicolosi Law
Thompson Digital Image Photography
Trans-N-Dental

Faithful-2-Fitness is hosting a 5K health and wellness walk/run in Loves Park, Illinois.

08/06/2024

Thank you to 23 News Morning Blend for inviting us to share our nonprofit organization and the upcoming 5k Fight Obesity Walk with Me event. Sign up no later than August 9th to claim your T-shirt.

9th Annual Fight Obesity Walk With Me 5k

08/04/2024

Faithful-2-Fitness is hosting a 5K health and wellness walk/run in Loves Park, Illinois.