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Bear – 3rd Grade
Bear Strong
Personal Fitness
Required
Requirement 3

Fitness Expert

Bear – 3rd Grade
Bear Strong
Personal Fitness
Required
Requirement 3

Fitness Expert

Snapshot of Activity

Invite a fitness professional to your Cub Scout den meeting to lead a 15-min activity.

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Before the meeting: 

  1. One to two weeks prior to the den meeting, research and invite an exercise professional from your community to your den meeting. 
  2. Contact parents/legal guardians to let them know Cub Scouts need to wear comfortable clothes and bring a water bottle. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Discuss Cub Scouts expectations when having a guest speaker. 
    • Raise your hand when you want to speak or ask a question. 
    • Stay seated while the speaker is talking unless they ask you to stand up. 
    • Use your listening ears. 
  2. Have the professional lead the den in a physical work out and share the importance of exercise. Schedule 15-20 minutes for the speaker. 
  3. Have Cub Scouts ask any questions.  
  4. Thank your guest for coming. 

After the meeting: 

  1. Write a thank you note to the guest speaker.

Other Activities Options

You can choose other activities of your choice.

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.