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Living With Grit

Grit • /'grit/ (noun): Courage and resolve; strength of character; firmness of mind or spirit. Grit is the foundation of our physical...

How Does Food Impact Well-being

What we eat is central to our well-being. The food we eat gives our body the essential building blocks to keep our internal systems...

Deep Breathing

Deep breathing or learning to breathe with your diaphragm is important to your health in many ways which include lowering your stress...

Fun Family Fitness

It’s very important that we nurture our mental and physical health during this time of stress. This is why we are starting the LG SOARS...

Live Grit SOARS STRONG

Live Grit is more than a triathlon program, it is a community. All of us are dealing with change in these uncertain times, but our...

Building Chicago's Future Leaders

There is an obvious need to make sure everyone, especially kids and teens, have access to physical activities regardless of demographics, sk

Jamilah's Story

When Jamilah, a seventh grader from Garfield Park, started with Live Grit SOARS she didn’t know how to swim. Although she was an avid...

Building Grit

“My hope is that when they cross that finish line that they have one of those moments that anything is possible..."

Giving Tuesday + LGS

Live Grit SOARS is Joining the Global GivingTuesday Movement to help Chicago kids SOAR! This GivingTuesday, Live Grit SOARS will...