Thoughts on improving childhood fitness and learning
Hmmm. There’s a lot of research that points to the fact that children believe that food that is wrapped in brightly colored fun packaging tastes better than the same food in a plain wrapper. Fast food companies have known this for years, going so far as to entice kids with toys in their “happy meals.” [...]
Wed, September 29 2010 » Healthy Schools, Reversing Childhood Obsesity, Thinking (and Moving) Outside The Box » No Comments
See, it’s the simple things we can do that will make a difference! Like getting kids to exercise BEFORE they eat, instead of after. Switching recess to come before lunch has three huge benefits: 1) It lets them “get the wigglies out” after having sat nearly motionless in a classroom all morning; 2) it helps [...]
Fri, August 27 2010 » Healthy Schools, Reversing Childhood Obsesity, The Mind-Body Connection, Thinking (and Moving) Outside The Box » No Comments
Coca-Cola & McDonalds Are Afraid of You | Health Habits. It may appear that the purveyors of sweet sodas and cheap eats are running scared! (They should run with GYMB4 – they’d get more exercise that way ) After all the screaming to the hilltops about childhood obesity and the health of our families, these companies [...]
Wed, May 5 2010 » Healthy Schools, Reversing Childhood Obsesity » No Comments