Shape Up US is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to “Building A Healthier Future” and empowering children and families to lead healthier, happier lives. Shape Up US provides teachers, children, parents and communities at large with educational tools to create healthy, lifelong habits to improve their overall wellness. With a focus on over-all health, physical exercise, nutrition, and mental and emotional well being, we accomplish our mission of building healthy futures for our children through a three-pronged approach of: AWARENESS! EDUCATION! ACTION!

➢ AWARENESS! Shape Up US Presents Young Lions Ninja Warrior Obstacle Courses and Health and Wellness Expos – Shape Up Us offers free healthy lifestyle expositions and activities in cities throughout the nation. Each Health & Wellness Expo is designed to promote wellness, create awareness and educate the public about the prevention of heart disease and chronic disease across the spectrum of ages, races, genders and ethnicities while providing a day of fun for the entire family. https://youtu.be/VLvFVlDFvFQ

➢ EDUCATION! The Hip Hop Healthy Heart Program for Children™
WE ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF LEARNING THROUGH SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING –
K-6 OPEN Curriculum Resources for In-School & Distance Learning – An online Social Emotional “Whole Child” comprehensive healthy literacy education curriculum/resources (mind, body & emotion) created to “Build A Culture of Health” through your educational system & into your school’s e-learning platform and directly into the homes. This program provides our children with the tools to flourish and be resilient! To guide them to blossom into their full potential (mentally, physically and emotionally). We are teaching through Personalized Learning by grouping our program K-3 and 4th-6th. This allows each child to learn at their own pace and in their own “Best” way. This program flows from teacher, to student, to family, to community. It provide an on-line curriculum and resources that “Transforms Our Children” through a Train-The-Trainer model that will “Positively” affect ALL who Engage in this program. It is the Solution To Lifestyle and Behavioral Changes.

➢ ACTION! Clap4Health!SM A National Fitness Campaign and Fundraiser–Using Clapping, as its method of delivery to get ACTIVE, GET HEALTHY and BE HAPPY!. Clap4Health! is an innovative solution to bringing wellness and physical education back into the schools and children’s households. The benefits of clapping are based on the Acupressure Theory. “Our body has 340 known pressure points, 28 of which are in our hands”. This is why many children and adults love to clap. It makes you happy! This program is being implemented across the nation to teach the benefits of keeping fit, active, healthy and happy.

➢ EAT RIGHT, MOVE MORE Walking Program – Step your way to health! What’s In A Walk? In 30 minutes you take 3100 – 4100 steps and burn 150-200 calories, but you also can reduce your risk of breast cancer by 20%, your chance of getting heart disease by 30%, and your risk of type II diabetes by 50%. Live longer, live healthier – simply add more steps to your day. 30 minutes, 3 days a week, 60 minutes, 7 days a week, the more you walk, the lower the risks…are you ready to introduce your child to walking and give them the lifelong benefits of health, relaxation, independence, and well-being. So, get your kids to “Walk The Walk”. It may be one of the best gifts you could ever give them.

ShapeUpUs.org is now part of The KnoWEwell Collaborative.

We are proud to announce KnoWEwell and ShapeUpUs.org have partnered.

Educators and Home School Parents enter code: KnoWEwell to receive 25% off your purchase of The Hip Hop Healthy Heart Program for Children, and KnoWEwell will donate a portion of proceeds to Collaborative nonprofits and underserved individuals in need.