Len Saunders

Len Saunders has made it his life mission to help reduce the childhood obesity epidemic facing the youth of the world. Len Saunders has been involved in the field of children's health and fitness for over 25 years. He is best known for creating Project ACES, a day in which millions of children around the world exercise simultaneously on the first day of May. Recently, he has just created a new program called PACES Day, which will motivate parents and children to exercise together over the weekends. In 2009, Len created a new program called Exercise US (United States), which motivated children in the United States to exercise for 10 continuous hours, starting on the east coast of the US, ending 10 hours later on the west coast. Saunders is also the author of 5 books, all on the topic of children's health and fitness. His most recent book came out in May, 2010 called Keeping Kids Fit. The book was published by LaChance Publishing, New York.

He has written articles with various media outlets including US News & World Report, Sports Illustrated For Kids, FOX News, MSN, AOL, PBS, Muscle & Fitness, USA Today, Working Mother, The National Wildlife Federation, Sports Illustrated, and Yahoo. Recently, Len worked with The New York Times Company as an expert in the field of children's health.

Len Saunders currently works as a P.E. teacher at Valley View Elementary School in Montville, NJ. Valley View was the first school to participate in Project A.C.E.S. Day and continues to participate every year.

Len served as a consultant to The President's Council On Physical Fitness & Sports. Most recently, he became an American Heart Association expert spokesperson on the issue of childhood obesity and childhood fitness.

Saunders is also known for creating other programs such as:

• Commercial-CIZING
• The Video Olympics
• J Day
• The Country Challenge
• Reach High

Recently, Mr. Saunders has begun to help with the fight against childhood type 2 diabetes. He is trying to raise money for the Massachusetts General Hospital Diabetes unit.

Sources

• The President's Council On Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
• pelinks4u.org
• Kids Running
• Monmouth County Voice
• Campbell's Soup Lessons
• NC AHPERD
• Nat'l Coalition For Promoting Physical Activity
• USC
• Human Kinetics
• PE Central
• Edutopia Magazine
• Project ACES
• PACES Day
• Exercise US

External links

• Len Saunders

Resources

1. The American Heart Association, 2008 Update.
2. US News & World Report.
3. The President's Council On Physical Fitness & Sports.
4. AAHPERD.
5. PE Links 4 U.
6. Time/Life.
7. PE Central.
8. AOL News.
9. Newark Star Ledger.
10. The New York Times.
11. North Jersey.
12. The New York Times.

Sample Authored Articles / Books

1. Keeping Kids Fit - Book.
2. US News & World Report - Article.
3. FOX News - Article.
4. PBS News - Article.
5. Adventures In Exercise - Book.
6. Yahoo! - Article.
7. The Project ACES Handbook - Book.