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Jump with Jill Tours Germany for Military Families

January 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment

From November 14 – 21, 2011, The Rockstar Nutritionist Jill Jayne performed her live nutrition rock concert, Jump with Jill, for seven Department of Defense schools in Southwest Germany. This interactive show teaches nutrition through music and movement. Jump with Jill is an innovative answer to childhood obesity prevention, formatted as a kid-appropriate rock ‘n roll concert with healthy eating and exercise messages.

“The show is a great way to establish healthy habits while the kids have a great time. They almost forget that they’re actually learning something,” says Jayne, a Registered Dietitian (RD) and accomplished musician. “Jump with Jill tours all over the United States and we are so excited to perform it for our service member’s families and communities.”

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Armed Forces Network Reports on Jump with Jill International

December 11, 2011 by 1 Comment

For our first Jump with Jill International tour, we played Department of Defense schools in Southern Germany. Our story was picked up by the Armed Forces Network.

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‘Rockstar Nutritionist’ gets kids jammin’ to a healthier beat (from www.starsandstripes.com Landstuhl, GERMANY)

November 20, 2011 by 1 Comment

By JENNIFER H. SVAN

Stars and Stripes
Published: November 18, 2011

LANDSTUHL, Germany — Getting a gymnasium full of middle school students fired up about drinking milk is a tall order.

Jill Jayne, the self-billed “Rockstar Nutritionist,” made it look easy this past week at Landstuhl Elementary-Middle School.

The registered dietitian and musician from Pittsburgh, had a crowd of fifth- to eighth-graders, along with their teachers, dancing a silly jig and singing about bone health.

The students ate it up.

Earlier in the morning, Jayne performed her “Jump for Jill” show for the elementary school. After each performance, the students pursued her for autographs: She signed scraps of paper, a notebook and a lunch box, but turned down requests to sign clothing.

“It was awesome,” said fourth-graders Monica Lawson and Briana Kohl, in unison.

Jayne brought her nutrition rock show to about half a dozen Department of Defense Dependents Schools in Germany this week, marking the first time Jayne and her entourage have performed at U.S. military schools overseas, according to her communications manager and brother, Mark Jayne.

Stateside, Jayne has performed about 750 times for 170,000 kids, according to a news release about her show.

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