Thoughts on improving childhood fitness and learning
About every week or two, we get an unwelcome free newspaper dropped on our front lawn. The SunPlus is nothing more than several pages of ads bracketed by one or two articles of general interest. Recently, though, I hesitated before throwing this one in the recycling. There on the cover was an article weighing the [...]
Wed, April 21 2010 » Healthy Schools, Reversing Childhood Obsesity » No Comments
Certain Behavioral Traits and Feeding Practices May Increase Risk for Weight Gain in Children – The Journal of Pediatrics Just came across this in a Journal of Pediatrics issue. This report talks about a study of 197 girls conducted by the Center for Childhood Obesity Research at Penn State over a 10-year period. What they [...]
Fri, March 19 2010 » Reversing Childhood Obsesity, The Mind-Body Connection » No Comments
Jamie Oliver believes that every child in America has the right to fresh, nutritious school meals, and that every family deserves real, honest, wholesome food. So does GYMB4. GYMB4 is all about getting yourself moving to stay healthy, but that’s only half the solution. Exercise won’t do much if all our kids are putting in [...]
Mon, March 8 2010 » Healthy Schools, Reversing Childhood Obsesity » 2 Comments