Last week, we did a reading at an elementary school in Agawam, Mass. Family Bike, a bike shop in Agawam, donated 80 books to all the first graders and the school, so each child went home with their own book. What’s the effect? I’ll share an email from Cheryll O’Connor, one of the first grade.. read more →

New write-up about Henry Gets Moving on Masslive.com. You can read the story read more →

We did a great event last week at the Hadley, MA, elementary school. The UMass men’s hockey team came out to read with all the kids and a donor provided 400 books for all the kids in the school. The kids loved Henry, Jasmine, and Squirm, and were super excited to get autographs from their.. read more →

No surprises here – the Henry team has ants in their pants and can never sit still for very long. Maybe that’s a good thing, because there’s mounting evidence that sitting all day is unhealthy. Even a little amount of movement goes a long way. Treadmill desks are gaining popularity as a way to keep.. read more →

Doc Rouzier and I spent Thursday at the New England chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine conference. The keynote speaker, Dr. Andrew Pipe, delivered a great presentation, and one part of it really stuck with me – If we’re going to turn around this obesity epidemic, we need to inspire kids to just.. read more →