Get Fit with #PoeFit!

Need a little daily motivation to stay fit?

Follow #PoeFit on X (Twitter) for the latest tips, insights, and information on keeping fit and maintaining a healthy household.

These are fun and simple things you can do at home without a lot of special equipment, with participation from the whole family!
Each week, the Poe Center posts a helpful series of posts dedicated to nutrition, physical activity, or gardening. Click the categories below to browse each topic.

null
From exercise demonstrations to integrating activity into your family’s routine to motivation strategies, #PoeFitActive addresses a wide range of physical activity topics. Kids need 60 minutes of activity a day, and adults need at least 30. Move more and play more!
null
From recipes to eating styles to balanced nutrition, #PoeFitNutrition addresses maintaining a healthy diet. Make smart food choices, drink more water, and eat a rainbow of fruits and vegetables. Invite kids to help out in the kitchen and make cooking fun.
null
From gardening basics to seasonal crops to harvesting, #PoeFitGarden addresses how gardening brings together nutrition and physical activity. See how fun and rewarding it is to grow your own food at home. Get kids interested in eating healthy, sustainable produce freshly picked from your garden.
  • NEW! Garden to Kitchen How-To Tips: Follow Poe's garden and nutrition team each month for how-to instructions for growing edible plants and how to use them in the kitchen. Each month will feature a specific plant and related recipe.

#PoeFit Search

Looking for a specific topic? Enter a keyword into the PoeFit search function to view the most recent posts on that subject.

Search Now

#PoeFit Search

Looking for a specific topic? Enter a keyword into the PoeFit search function to view the most recent posts on that subject.

Search Now

Monthly Garden-to-Kitchen Videos

Nutrition and Physical Activity Videos

Meet the #PoeFit Contributors

Will Florence, RD

Health Educator

Will uses his background as a Registered Dietitian to share #PoeFitNutrition tips and tricks to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Anna Glasgow, MAT

Garden Senior Specialist

Anna shares #PoeFitGarden posts on year-round gardening and the ways it fits with overall wellness.

Taylor Holste, MA, CHC

CookWELL Kitchen Coordinator

Taylor uses her experience in the CookWELL Kitchen to share #PoeFitNutrition posts that include overall wellbeing and tips for getting the family involved in the kitchen.

Paige Schildkamp, MPH

Health Educator

Paige writes #PoeFitActive posts about physical activity and its impact on overall wellness.

Natalia Solera Ortiz

Spanish Community Senior Specialist

Natalia uses her love of cooking and experiences in the CookWELL Kitchen to write #PoeFitNutrition posts about cooking, kitchen organization, and food safety.

Catherine Wills

Assistant Garden Specialist

Catherine shares #PoeFitGarden posts on year-round gardening and the ways it fits with overall wellness.