The vision of FitArlington is to be a community in which being healthy and fit is a way of life for people of all ages and abilities.
Join us for the Jingle Bell Run/ Walk for Arthritis. This 5K is a fun, festive way to get moving and raise awareness and funds to cure arthritis. Bring your holiday spirit, friends and family and say YES to furthering a great cause. See the website: www.jbr.org/metrodc
Jingle Bell Run/Walk® is a 5K Run/Walk to benefit the Arthritis Foundation.
The FitArlington Office will be closed until Spring 2016 until replacement staff is hired. Please continue to share your work and need for volunteers/vendors on this site or by contacting individual member organizations. You can find all the member websites here http://topics.arlingtonva.us/fitarlington/fitarlington-partners/
Partners of FitArlington
Support FitArlington Partner Arthritis Foundation, Mid Atlantic Region!
Jingle Bell Run/Walk® is a 5K Run/Walk to benefit the Arthritis Foundation.
Support FitArlington partner, Paws2Care Second Annual 5k Family Fun Run/1k Dog Walk on October 24, 2015 at 9am at Bluemont Park. Start Halloween early with Paws2Care's 2nd Annual 5k Family Fun Run/Walk! Grab your furry friends for a morning of family fun and festivities! Yoga, Massages, Face Painting, DJ and Dancing, Dog Treats, Raffles, Prizes for Best Kids, Group, and Dog Costumes! Register at http://www.paws2care.org/race.php
Check out FitArlington partner, Paws2Care, 5k coming up on October 24th at https://www.facebook.com/events/111704789175988/
Prevention Matters, highlights the Every Kid in a Park initiative, launched by President Obama and the National Park Service, "to help get all children to visit and enjoy the outdoors. Starting in September, every fourth-grader in the nation will receive an "Every Kid in a Park" pass that's good for free admission to all of America's federal lands and waters - for them and their families - for a full year." https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/02/19/let-s-get-every-kid-park
Come out for the Buckingham Community Festival in August! Free Summer Festival for neighborhood + community families with music, food, games and family activities +entertainment. Go to http://www.bu-gata.org/ for details.
Our Mission is to promote the common interests of the residents of multi-family apartment buildings while also improving the quality of life and sustaining healthy neighborhoods in Arlington, VA.
New partner spotlight: RacePacket publishes a bimonthly magazine for endurance athletes which serves VA, DC, MD and DE. RacePacket also produces or times endurance events including runs from 5K to full marathons, duathlons and triathlons.
http://www.racepacket.com
This is the Washington DC metro area's electronic guide to running and racing. We are dedicated to serving the needs of you the athlete. Please browse these race entry forms, capture and print one or all of them if you want to enter a race. Your support by using our forms makes this service possible…
Join your fellow Arlingtonians at the Arlington County Fair featuring rides, carnival games, indoor and outdoor entertainment, and more! Wednesday, August 5 – Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Thomas Jefferson Community Center.
New partner spotlight: Fitness 4 Life. Private studio offering personal and group training to the DC/NOVA area. Contact [email protected] for more details!
New partner spotlight: Kickball365 is a Social Sports Company founded in 2010. Focused to recognize kickball as a professional sport in America. Produces The Circuit, the only national, professional tour of top-flight, competitive kickball tournaments. Excited to offer tournaments that are one-of-a-kind social & competitive vacation experiences where teams compete to win prizes. We also host leagues (social and competitive) and a large community of kickballers on our Forum. More info at http://www.kickball365.com
Don't forget to register for the Arlington County Fair 5k Run/Walk on August 8th. Race will start at 8 am at Thomas Jefferson Community Center. www.arlingtoncountyfair.us
New partner spotlight: Shakti Youth Project
The purpose of the Shakti Youth Project is to promote global awareness, self-awareness, and a sense of self-efficacy in young people from under served and impoverished communities of the U.S. and Central America. SYP seeks to build a movement around social learning as an essential aspect of secondary education. Locally in the DC area, SYP provides free yoga and mindfulness classes to diverse populations of youth ages 12-18 years old. http://www.shaktiyouthproject.org
Come celebrate ACPD Safety & Community Awareness Day!
Crime Prevention and Safety Awareness event to allow participants to interact with Police Officers. Attendees will learn about various services, have one-on-one experiences with distract driving simulator, police role playing scenarios, routine calls for help and K-9 demonstrations. Free food and moon bounces for kids! Saturday, July 18th at Kenmore Middle School event starts at 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Led by Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) volunteers, every Wednesday 7-9 pm from mid-march to mid-october Wednesday in the Garden. Topics and location updated a few weeks before the talk at http://library.arlingtonva.us/events/garden-talks
Through the fall. A walk-in plant clinic with Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia. Bring your questions. Go home with answers and seeds. On the first [...]
Arlington Babe Ruth Doc Bonaccorso Summer Classic Baseball Tournament Thursday, July 23 – Sunday, July 26, 2015
at Barcroft Park, Jennie Dean Park and Westover. Go to http://www.arlingtonbaberuth.com/site/ClientSite/article/453484 for details
Trail Tales: A New Way to Explore a Good Book! At the Long Branch Nature Center and has a series of story panels from books about nature and wildlife are installed along the trail, allowing visitors to read the book as they walk.
The selected book changes seasonally. http://library.arlingtonva.us/kids-and-teens/trail-tales/
A New Way to Explore a Good Book! At the Long Branch Nature Center A series of story panels from books about nature and wildlife are installed along the trail, allowing visitors to read the book as they walk. The selected book changes seasonally.
Don't foget to register for the Crystal City Twilighter on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 8:30 pm. Pacers Running and Crystal City BID host the annual out and back 5K race highlighting the beautiful Crystal City area. https://www.runpacers.com/race/8370-2/
Summer nights are made for racing the streets with thousands of your closest running pals! Join the Crystal City Business Improvement District and Pacers Running for one of the area’s hottest and most popular summer twilight races! Run the streets of Crystal City and finish the evening with a party!…
Register for the Arlington County Fair 5k Run/Walk on August 8th. Race will start at 8 am at Thomas Jefferson Community Center. www.arlingtoncountyfair.us
New partner spotlight: Nu-You Youth Wellness & Fitness
The vision of Nu-You is to provide an experience to communities including parents and children that will effect change. This will be accomplished by continuing the success of previous programs and expanding new programs to meet future needs of the communities we serve. Nu You Wellness programs are designed to fit every child’s individual needs. Whether you have a child in Kindergarten that just needs an outlet for their pent up energy, or your high school child who is struggling with their weight and you want them to learn about making healthy choices, we can tailor a program for you.
Check them out at http://www.nuyouwellness.org/
Nu You Wellness wants to get our youth up, active and learning how to live a healthy lifestyle! We offer a series of fitness and enrichment programs designed to teach youth and their families the various aspects of healthy living. Whether you want an ongoing program a one-time course or a few works…
The Tenth Annual SAFE AT HOME Kickball Tournament, benefiting Bridges To Independence, (formerly AACH) covers all the bases—fun, food, charity, and all-day KICKBALL! 2015 will be the biggest and best yet. It will be held on August 1st from 8-4:30 at Long Bridge Park. Its $750/team, other sponsorship levels available. Go to http://www.arlington-kickball.com for more details
Welcome to the tenth annual SAFE AT HOME! Kickball Tournament, a benefit in the park where you can meet up, have fun, and do good!
Don't forget about the 2015 One Mile and 3K Track Championships with DC Road Runners Club. The Club's annual 1-Mile and 3K track championships will take place Saturday, July 18, starting at 5:00 pm. Held at Washington Lee High school. A great family environment (with kids mile), as well as an incredibly fast race! https://www.dcroadrunners.org/sign-up/track-champ
DC Road Runners Club
Come out for a local July 4th celebration to get outside and play games! Examples include Douglas Park 4th of July Parade & Picnic and Barcroft 4th of July Parade & Picnic and of course Long Bridge Park!
New partner spotlight: Senzu Juicery source the nutritious ingredients, local whenever possible, to bring you super healthy juices that also taste great and has been vending at the Columbia Pike Farmers Market. In addition, we discuss the health effects of incorporating cold press juice into a person's diet and food plans. We believe in raw goodness. We serve in chemical-free and easily recyclable glass bottles. Our home delivery service is personal to you. Contact us if you would like to conduct a tasting in support of your wellness activities. We use specialty machines to extract the raw nutrients from fruits and vegetables without compromising the integrity of their nutritional value. Learn more at
http://www.senzujuicery.com/
We are a boutique juice bar based in Alexandria, VA. We are dedicated to cold-pressing the world's healthiest produce and super foods into nutrient-dense elixirs for your consumption. We ship 100% fresh, all-natural line juices and milks straight to your door. All our products are made from fresh in…
Did you know that Pacers Running has free runs almost every day of the week? Lost are in Arlington! Check out the ones starting at Pentagon Row and Clarendon https://www.runpacers.com/training/fun-runs/
All are welcome to Pacers Running community fun runs!
New partner spotlight: Crystal Park Sport&Health is Washington, DC's largest chain of health clubs. Offering the latest in group fitness classes, cardio and strength training equipment, Personal Training, Mind/Body, swimming, tennis, racquetball, basketball, kids clubs and summer camps, we have something for every member of the family.
http://www.sportandhealth.com
Sports & Family Fitness in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Group Exercise Classes, Indoor Swimming Pools, Pilates, Yoga & more.Try 3 Days FREE!
Register for the Crystal City Twilighter on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 8:30 pm. Pacers Running and Crystal City BID host the annual out and back 5K race highlighting the beautiful Crystal City area. https://www.runpacers.com/race/8370-2/
Summer nights are made for racing the streets with thousands of your closest running pals! Join the Crystal City Business Improvement District and Pacers Running for one of the area’s hottest and most popular summer twilight races! Run the streets of Crystal City and finish the evening with a party!…
Today is the day! What did you plan? The Longest Day on is a team event to raise funds and awareness for the Alzheimer's Association held annually on the summer solstice, the duration of this sunrise-to-sunset event symbolizes the challenging journey of those living with the disease and their caregivers. Teams are encouraged to create their own experience as they fundraise and participate in an activity they love to honor someone facing the disease. http://act.alz.org/site/TR?fr_id=6650&pg=informational&sid=20684
On June 21, 2015 - the longest day of the year - teams around the world will come together to raise funds and awareness for the Alzheimer's Association. Put your passion to good work. Start a team and join the fight to end Alzheimer's.
Come watch the Kickball365 event on June 20 & 21 at Long Bridge Park #DCKO2015. More info at http://kickball365.com/event/washingtondc/
ParkingLocated north of Crystal City adjacent to I-395, the park features three full-size, multi-sport, lighted, rectangular synthetic turf fields, a network of walkways, an overlook at the north end of the park with views of capital monuments, Wave Arbor — a public art feature by nationally recogni…
New partner spotlight: Elite Private Training, we provide personal training services at times and locations convenient to our clients – whether at their gym, office or home. Our mission is to enhance our client's quality-of-life by providing the Knowledge, Motivation and Accountability necessary to achieve their desired Results. We are committed to providing individuals of all fitness levels with the highest quality of service and best results
http://www.eliteprivatetraining.com
Elite Private training offers our clients highly educated and skilled professional fitness trainers at times and locations convenient for them.
Led by Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) volunteers, every Wednesday 7-9 om from mid-march to mid-october Wednesday in the Garden. Topics and location updated a few weeks before the talk at http://library.arlingtonva.us/events/garden-talks
Through the fall. A walk-in plant clinic with Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia. Bring your questions. Go home with answers and seeds. On the first [...]
2015 One Mile and 3K Track Championships with DC Road Runners Club. The Club's annual 1-Mile and 3K track championships will take place Saturday, July 18, starting at 5:00 pm. Held at Washington Lee High school. A great family environment (with kids mile), as well as an incredibly fast race! https://www.dcroadrunners.org/sign-up/track-champ
DC Road Runners Club
Arlington Babe Ruth Doc Bonaccorso Summer Classic Baseball Tournament Thursday, July 23 – Sunday, July 26, 2015
at Barcroft Park, Jennie Dean Park and Westover. Go to http://www.arlingtonbaberuth.com/site/ClientSite/article/453484 for details
New partner spotlight: JumpBunch is the leading national provider of mobile sports and fitness programs for children from toddlers to twelve-year-olds. We will enthusiastically teach young children to embrace sports and fitness and believe in their ability to lead a healthy, engaged and active lifestyle. We get kids moving, we teach kids sports fundamentals, we give kids a health and fitness foundation for life, and most importantly we make it fun!
JumpBunch brings a high quality, high-energy program to preschools, daycare facilities, private schools, after-school programs, libraries, recreation/parks departments or any venue where children are gathered. The JumpBunch mission is to instill children with healthy habits and self-confidence by teaching sports fundamentals in a nurturing, non-competitive environment. Coaches are equipped with age-appropriate lesson plans; cool, colorful, and safe equipment; and the training and enthusiasm needed to ensure that children have fun while they learn about sports and fitness. Toddler/preschool classes are typically 30-45 minutes while school age classes are typically 60 minutes.
http://nova.jumpbunch.com
We get kids moving, we teach kids sports fundamentals, we give kids a health and fitness foundation for life, and most importantly we make it fun!
Upgrade your family downtime at monthly Saturday programs with Arlington County Department of Parks & Recreation Youth & Family Programs
Families Unplugged. We invite families to upgrade their downtime at monthly, low-cost, Saturday programs. We feature a variety of fun recreational activities (examples include cooking, active play, nature activities, creative arts, sports, and more). Class sizes are limited, registration is required. For a full list of dates, locations, fees and more info call 703-228-4773 or visit the Unplugged home page. http://parks.arlingtonva.us/programs/kids/families-unplugged/
Arlington Recreation Department invites families to upgrade their downtime at a monthly Saturday program. Come play with us!
3308 S Stafford St
Arlington, VA
22206
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Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
Memorial Drive
Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Army Community
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