Len has been involved in teaching children’s health and fitness for more than 30 years and has won awards for his contribution to health and fitness at the local, state, and national levels. He has been a guest speaker at universities and state and national conventions, served as a consultant to The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and is an American Heart Association spokesperson on childhood obesity and fitness.

Len’s contribution to children’s fitness has reached millions children and their parents through his fitness programs Project ACES and PACES Day, his contributions to national magazines including Muscle & Fitness and Human Kinetics and through his work as a consultant for Sports Illustrated for Kids. Ladies Home Journal has stated that “No one is more committed to building stronger kids than Lenny Saunders."