NBA Launches FIT LIVE HEALTHY WEEK

image003Need help keeping your ‘get-fit’ New Years Resolution?  I know I do, especially with Valentines Day around the corner (and the tiny, tiny red dress that needs to zip!).  So it’s time to put away the chocolate and get pumped about the NBA FIT LIVE HEALTHY WEEKPremiering now through February 1st, the NBA will feature celebrity chefs including Rachel RayMario BataliDale TaldeMichael Ferraro and Michael Psilakis and their healthy & delectable recipes. You can also log on to their website to get fitness tips from NBA players and trainers (and even see the actual players work out videos!).

If you love giveaways start by following @NBACares on twitter and correctly answer FIT-related questions. The NBA will be tweeting out daily NBA giveaways, including NBA FIT TEAM autographed items!  (Click here for more giveaway info!)

The 2013 NBA FIT Team includes Harrison Barnes (Golden State Warriors), Tyson Chandler (New York Knicks), Goran Dragic (Phoenix Suns), Kevin Love (Minnesota Timberwolves), Wesley Matthews (Portland Trail Blazers), Chandler Parsons (Houston Rockets), and John Wall (Washington Wizards).  NBA FIT Live Healthy Week will feature grassroots programs and events, special oncourt apparel, and in-arena and online programming designed to inspire kids and families across the country to live active, healthy lives.  Throughout the week, NBA and NBA Development League players will wear special oncourt attire, including adidas NBA FIT shooting shirts and blue headbands and wristbands.  The adidas shooting shirts will be available at NBAStore.com and the NBA Store on Fifth Avenue in New York City.

NBA/WNBA FIT also collaborates with the Let’s Move! campaign, which first lady Michelle Obama established to provide communities nationwide with resources to help kids eat healthy and get active. NBA/WNBA FIT also provides health and fitness information children and families

Learn more at nba.com/nbafit