Exergame Room at the Chicago Bulls / Chicago White Sox Training Academy.

2. The Bulls/Sox Academy has joined forces with a
leader in the new exergaming fitness
community to create a radical and hi-tech
approach to tackling the obesity epidemic. We
invite you to partner with us in this powerful
attack on the most serious health issue facing
our nation’s youth.

3. Mission:
To use the power of the Chicago Bulls and Chicago
White Sox brands to introduce children to
positive role models and encourage healthy,
active lifestyles.
To inspire physical activity through the most
cutting-edge exergaming experiences in the
world.
To provide fun, sustainable solutions to fight
childhood obesity.

4. Vision:
To make a positive difference in the lives of
today’s generation AND generations to come.

5. The Question:
How Can We Do Nothing?
“We have an epidemic of childhood obesity.” - U.S.
Surgeon General, 2006
“For the first time in our country’s history, a child
born today has a shorter life expectancy than his or
her parents.” - New England Journal of Medicine, 2005
The U.S. obesity rate may hit 42% by 2050 - Harvard
University/MIT Study, 2010

6. The Answer:
We Can’t.
The attraction of our two professional teams is powerful. Using
the lightning rod of our brands, we hope to jump-start a lifetime
of healthier living in every child who comes through our doors!
The Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox
invite you to join us in the movement to offer children a unique
way to stay fit – in their language:
social, hi-tech and …
Very “Chill”!
Chill”

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8. The Fitness Experience at the Bulls Sox Academy is a
comprehensive fitness education field trip for children in 1st through
8th grades.
Customized to each grade level, our programming meets Illinois State
Learning Standard Goals:
Goal 19: Movement Skills
Goal 20: Physical Fitness
Goal 21: Team Building
Goal 22: Health Promotion/Prevention/Treatment
Goal 23: Human Body Systems
Goal 24: Communication & Decision Making

9. A fitness education field trip destination like none
other in America! Designed to educate AND
engage…
it’ cool…it’ fun…it’
it’s cool…it’s fun…it’s unique.
Take a look inside the Fitness Experience at
the Bulls/Sox Academy and see how we are
tackling this epidemic by combining fun, fitness,
and education…

10. The “cool” factor starts with an amazing canvas…
The Chicago Bulls and White Sox championship
traditions are branded throughout this impressive
60,000 square feet state-of-the-art facility.

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12. Station #1:
Health and Nutrition
Our media center is where we deliver a number of
healthy living messages through staff presenters along
with video components including tips from pro athletes.
This area will focus on:
Fitness
Nutrition
Portion Control
Proper Amount of Sleep
Stress Management

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15. Station #2:
Railyard Fitness
This is the only “low-tech” element of the entire day, but
it’s still high on the fun and learning scale. Students will
climb, crawl, jump, slide and balance their way to a great
time. Our staff will be creative in designing age
appropriate activities for each group.
Our goal: Make each station fun, engaging, and keep
the focus on the joy of movement and education of
healthy lifestyles!

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18. Station #3:
HopSports Featuring
EnergizaBulls
This hi-tech video driven exercise station will get the young bodies
moving to one of the 100 unique programs meant to stimulate
fundamental athletic movement in very unconventional ways.
HOPSports is an LA-based, award-winning educational media
network with an emphasis on accelerated learning. Merging media
with digital technology and celebrity role models, HOPSports offers
a variety of professional, high-graphic and engaging programs
including martial arts, hip-hop, sword fighting, and core drills. The
possibilities are endless and amazingly fun. Programs can be
tailored to the class’ curriculum and students’ ages.

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22. Station #4:
The Vault
Welcome to the Vault! The most unique exercise +
gaming experience in America! Featuring:
Trazer Freedom Climber Expresso Bikes
Makoto Neuroactive Brain Bikes iDance
Lightspace T-Wall 64 3-Kick
Never heard of these games? These are the most
current games in the exergaming world. Anyone can
play and everyone has fun by turning the player into
the “joystick.” Kids don’t notice how much exercise
they are getting because they are playing video games!
The biggest problem? ...
Getting kids to leave the Vault!

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Music by: DJ Dwayne Pliska

25. Take Home
Bulls/Sox Academy’s goal for students is to
take what they have learned at the Fitness
Experience and apply it to their everyday
life. To reinforce topics discussed at the
Academy, each student will walk away
with two useful pieces of information:
1. MYPlate Food Guideline
2. Rate of Perceived Exertion
Chart
Teachers will receive a Fitness
Experience quiz to take back the
classroom. What a wonderful way to
enhance the understanding of material
taught at the Academy! Question topics
cover exercise, nutrition, and proper
amount of sleep.

26. Testimonials
“We had the great opportunity to visit the Bulls/Sox Academy. From
the response of our children and teachers, it certainly is a place we
will be visiting again!” –Hope Durkin, Principal of Graves Elementary
School
“We had a fantastic time at the Fitness Experience! The staff was
friendly and really related to the students. This is a high quality field-
trip at an inexpensive price.” -Nicholas Ratajczak , P.E. Teacher at Union
School
“Last year we brought our 5th grade classes to the Fitness
Experience. We cannot wait to visit again this year!” -Greg Burnette,
P.E. Teacher at Bridgeview School
“Our students cannot stop talking about their experience at the
Bulls/Sox Academy! We all had a wonderful time!” –Jana Maric of Skills
For Life: Area Career Center

27. Hours:
September – May
Monday - Friday
9:00 am – 11:45 am
12:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Capacity:
160 students
Age:
1st - 8th grades
Cost:
$7 per student

28. We believe we can make a difference. The stakes are high;
much higher than winning a baseball or basketball game.
The health of our kids is at stake!
Help us make that difference! Book your next field trip at
the Bulls/Sox Academy in Lisle…
For more information about
The Fitness Experience at the Bulls/Sox Academy
and to reserve a field trip, please contact:
Sara Connolly
Marketing and Sales Coordinator
630-324-8251
sconnolly@BullsSoxAcademy.com
http://www.bullssoxacademy.com/fitness/