The Tenth Muse: Fitness Plus

My Motto- "Get There" .. wherever there is.


Leave a comment

Friday’s Fury: Childhood Obesity

Better yet childhood physical inactivity. The sedentary state of the youth.

These days I am writing a grant with the hopes to get funding to start a preschool fitness curriculum && get some funding for equipment for an after school program for k-6th grades.  As I’m writing I’m finding research & studies to support my paper.  There have been soo many studies that show active kids = perform better in school. Active kids= lower dosage of meds. Active kids = happier kids. Actually I made the last one up, but  there are many positive correlations that are revealed when children are active.

My fury  happens because children do not make decisions. Children may ask for phones, game systems, fast food, lollipops etc but parents can say NO. NO get your butt outside, NO call you cousins and go outside. No here are some grapes take a handful. NO we are going to the park. NO let’s head to the YMCA and sign up for a league. As a child I didn’t make that many decisions. Now at 22, I make almost every decision.  So with children being so sedentary, it’s not their fault! They make or they should be making few if any decisions!!!!!!

Continue Reading →


Leave a comment

Mrs. Obama + Fitness=Best Combination Ever

I have always been a fan of Mrs. Michelle Obama, from the very beginning. I’m serious!! I never hopped on the bandwagon probably because I started it!

What made me sit down and realize her mission for fitness and lowering childhood obesity wasn’t a fad was the Beyonce’ Let’s-Move video. As much as you may hate to admit it, Beyonce has major influence on today’s youth and teaming up with her was definitely a positive power move.

In my senior year I had to choose a topic for my final paper entitled “Resistance Training as a Way to Combat Childhood Obesity” I researched the Let’s Move Campaign closely as well as the NFL Play 60 campaign, Food Fit Philly and Campbell Soup Anti-Obesity program in Philadelphia & Camden respectively.  I was overloaded with information regarding everyone’s quest to stop this exponential upward trend of childhood obesity.  Those 4 were great programs!

Continue Reading →

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 281 other followers