Behavior Opportunities Uniting Nutrition, Counseling & Exercise (BOUNCE) at the University of Houston, College of Education (UH COE) partnered with Girls on the Run for a 5K event at UH Lynn Eusan Park on May 21, 2016.  Over 4,000 individuals participated and also enjoyed music, fun, and healthy information from exhibitors.

“The BOUNCE Healthy Lifestyle Programs were delighted to partner with Girls on the Run to organize a 5K for girls and their families on May 21, 2016,” said Health professor and BOUNCE director, Norma Olvera.  “This was a great opportunity to promote physical activity while having fun among family members.   Thanks to Girls on the Run for the opportunity to partner in this endeavor." Dr. Olvera said.

UH was an ideal venue for the Girls on the Run 5K race. Participants said the course was beautiful and gave the girls and their parents an opportunity to see the college campus for the first time.  

About BOUNCE

BOUNCE is an award winning health and nutritional program that takes standard nutrition and physical activity intervention to the next level by fostering the mother-child partnership; heeding the cultural and gender specific behaviors that shape perceptions about food, exercise, and body image; and promoting the healthy lifestyle as fun.  Olvera explains, “The idea behind the program is to teach young girls about positive body image and healthy food and exercise choices.”

About Girls on the Run

We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.  We envision a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams. 

Girls on the Run® was established in 1996 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Girls on the Run® curricula, the heart of the program, provides pre-adolescent girls with the necessary tools to embrace their individual strengths and successfully navigate life experiences. The earliest version of the 24 lesson curriculum was piloted in 1996 with the help of thirteen brave girls. Twenty-six girls came the next season, then seventy-five. In 2000, Girls on the Run International, a 501c3 organization was born.