Like many of us, Craig Aarons-Martin had a revelation about his health and his weight during what seemed like a normal day at work as a superintendent for Bridge Boston Charter Schools: “There was just no way this six-foot-three-inch ‘care bear’ could keep up!” he says.
Aarons-Martin, now CEO of CCM Education Group, weighed more than 300 pounds back then, and realized that he needed to change his lifestyle in order to improve his health if he wanted to be able to interact with students. He also decided that he might be successful in this goal if he could get others to join him. Plus, improved mental and physical health across his district could support social-emotional concerns, for students as well as educators, many of whom were suffering from similar mental health challenges.
