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All entries tagged with exercise and kidsOnly One In Eight British Kids Get Enough Exercise
Figures from a recent survey by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) show that only one in eight children, aged eight to thirteen, get enough exercise. The government recommends kids are active for sixty minutes each day.
Experts have suggested that if current trends continue, two-thirds of British kids will be overweight or obese by 2050. Shockingly, the survey of 1,000 children found that a third of them were active for less than an hour a week.
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11 Comments · September 30, 2009
Obesity: Change We Can Believe In?
Flickr: RakkaWe've all heard by now. Barack Obama is hard at work assembling his presidential dream team. Good thing, he'll need a lot of help!
He's got a tall order. Slumping economy, foreign wars and obesity? Yup, a group at Northeastern University wants the president-elect to tackle obesity too.
And they've sent him a long list of ideas.
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26 Comments · December 04, 2008
Exercise Equipment For Kids - A Worrying Trend?
The New York Times has published a multi-media feature about fitness gear for kids. This includes mini, colorful versions of "grown up" equipment like treadmills, exercise bikes and cross-trainers.
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24 Comments · November 25, 2008