Michelle Obama has declared that she will try and integrate programs that will combat the rising numbers of childhood obesity. Her "Let's Move" program has the vision of getting children off of the couch, away from the television, and outside to work towards a healthier lifestyle and a better adulthood.
During Ms. Obama's speech concerning the new program she outlined that, today, one in three children are overweight or obese and are affected in their daily lives by this afflication from teasing in the schoolyard to serious medical conditions that were only seen in adults a few decades ago. Doctors are seeing a rise in childhood high cholesterol, Type II diabetes, and high blood pressure and the military has cited obesity as a high cause of service disqualification. With high fat/high calorie foods being increasingly more affordable than healthier choices and schools cutting down on time spent at recess and in the gym, children are placed at a distinct disadvantage.
Ms. Obama has stated that she is enacting the "Let's Move" program in order, "to create a wave of efforts across this country that get us to our goal of solving childhood obesity in a generation." In one generation she wants to have our country producing children that eventually grow to healthy adults at healthy weights. She is pointed when she states that the decisions lie with us and our choices: we, as community members, parents, friends, and school teachers have the ability to fight obesity; thus, we should recognize the need and facilitate programs that both fit into our daily routine and also benefit the crusade against this problem.
If your child is overweight, Club One Fitness offers a unique youth boxing program designed to improve children's fitness level, endurance, and hand-eye coordination, resulting in healthier children. This program is offered Monday thru Thursday at 5:30 pm.
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