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We all know that childhood obesity is on the rise and there are many attempts to try to stop this epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 16 percent of children (over 9 million) 6-19 years old are overweight or obese — a number that has tripled since 1980. Over the past three decades the childhood obesity rate has more than doubled for preschool children aged 2-5 years and adolescents aged 12-19 years, and it has more than tripled for children aged 6-11 years.
One approach many parents are taking is enrolling their kids in gyms. This gyms are oriented to provide kids the necessary physical activities to burn calories and have fun. They have professionals that work out the mind and body. According to myoverweightchild.com you should look for the following characteristics before choosing a gym:
- Non-competitive fun atmosphere
- Smallest children are accompanied by parents
- No children left unattended
- Equipment is in good repair
- Staff have adequate training in exercise science and child development
The latest equipment on the market focuses on providing children with mini-treadmills and weight benches. Although I think is a great idea to burn calories and be active, what happened to fun play and outdoor exercise? I think that adults can benefit from having proper equipment to exercise, but what happened to playing sports, running around and riding a bicycle?
I can provide more exercise for my kids, better nutrition, and less sedentary activities. I think that is part of our job: teach our children that good decisions today mean a healthy lifestyle tomorrow.
This is very important because I don’t think a treadmill will be on my sons’ Christmas list.
Posted by momcrazyforkids.
September 13th, 2007 at 9:25 am
My dh and I were JUST talking about this. At Walmart, there is a new video game that essentially hooks up the an excercise bike. DH and I both thought, “just go ride your bike outside!”. I know someplaces they may not be able to (big city, etc), but really…excercise equiptment for kids? How about a hike or a trip to the playground? I’m not buying into this fad.
September 13th, 2007 at 9:40 am
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September 13th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
I agree, what about just running around the park or kicking a soccer ball, or dancing around to rock and roll? Involved dads also make a difference according to research out of Australia: http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/family.
September 13th, 2007 at 6:00 pm
I don’t think we need exercise equipment for kids but I like the exercise bike/game. As a mom of a teen who loves video games I wish this was around when he was younger. If you’re already going to play a video why not exercise at the same time? The YMCA has exercise arcades here that are very successful. I figure the more ways to get exercise the better. I think outdoor non equipment activities and equipment activities can be successfully used together.
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