Comments for Kids Fitness, Health & Wellness http://www.kidsfitnessblog.com GoTrybe's persuit to end childhood obesity Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:12:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on MomsTeam.com – Safe sporting for kids by Julia Ramsey http://www.kidsfitnessblog.com/momsteamcom-safe-sporting-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Julia Ramsey Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:12:37 +0000 http://www.gotrybe.com/blog/?p=24#comment-123 Thanks for the tip on MomsTeam--had no idea such a great site was around. Thanks for the tip on MomsTeam–had no idea such a great site was around.

]]> Comment on Childhood Obesity – Who’s to blame? by Raleigh http://www.kidsfitnessblog.com/childhood-obesity-whos-to-blame/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Raleigh Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:29:13 +0000 http://www.kidsfitnessblog.com/?p=1464#comment-101 The epidemic of childhood obesity can not be blamed on one factor.. Yes, parental control of what foods are being purchased, how many times fast food is served, etc plays an important role, but so does the fact that there is less movement all around. The kids that attend the Eastport Elementary School in New York are one by one having their recess games taken away from them. They can't play tag, they can't throw a football or baseball around.. they can't run, there is not a playground for the older kids to use, only the kindergarteners to 3rd grade are allowed. The rest, basically can stand in an open field. There are only a certain amount of "school approved" balls for them to use, the kids are forbidden to bring their own from home.. Why? They claim that there are too many injuries. They just recently even "outlawed" foam balls, such as the Nerf footballs.. As well, most of the time, the teachers have them doing indoor recess, claiming it is too cold outside. Excuse me, but unless it was raining, we were outside despite the temperature.. The same thing is happening in the physical education classes.. too many activites are being eliminated because kids are being injured. But it is a fact of life.. kids run around and play, and they get hurt. Sometimes it is as serious as a broken bone, sometimes it is just a bump or bruise. Not valid reasoning in my opinion to take activites away.. As well, the food choices in the school are not the best. In the quest to eliminate sugar, they are instead pumping the kids full of chemicals. Why not just install portion control with REAL food, teach the kids that food is NOT an enemy and that with moderation they can enjoy their favorite foods despite the fact that they may not be the healthiest choices. Added to all of this, there is the onus of being weighed publically at school and having a form given to you to take home if you don't fall into the healthy catagory. Why embarrass children this way? Why does the school need the childrens' weight? What purpose does it serve? All this does is hammer the kid and the self esteem into a why bother type frame of mind. As well, there needs to be more to figuring out a child's healthy BMI other than age and weight To tackle the obesity problem, you need a multi pronged attack.. there needs to be changes made at home, there needs to be EFFECTIVE changes done in the schools, not just lip service done. Plus if all of this were to be just a PART of daily life instead of hammered into the kids, I think that there would be more results into decreasing the epidemic than increasing.. The epidemic of childhood obesity can not be blamed on one factor.. Yes, parental control of what foods are being purchased, how many times fast food is served, etc plays an important role, but so does the fact that there is less movement all around. The kids that attend the Eastport Elementary School in New York are one by one having their recess games taken away from them. They can’t play tag, they can’t throw a football or baseball around.. they can’t run, there is not a playground for the older kids to use, only the kindergarteners to 3rd grade are allowed. The rest, basically can stand in an open field. There are only a certain amount of “school approved” balls for them to use, the kids are forbidden to bring their own from home.. Why? They claim that there are too many injuries. They just recently even “outlawed” foam balls, such as the Nerf footballs.. As well, most of the time, the teachers have them doing indoor recess, claiming it is too cold outside. Excuse me, but unless it was raining, we were outside despite the temperature..

The same thing is happening in the physical education classes.. too many activites are being eliminated because kids are being injured. But it is a fact of life.. kids run around and play, and they get hurt. Sometimes it is as serious as a broken bone, sometimes it is just a bump or bruise. Not valid reasoning in my opinion to take activites away..

As well, the food choices in the school are not the best. In the quest to eliminate sugar, they are instead pumping the kids full of chemicals. Why not just install portion control with REAL food, teach the kids that food is NOT an enemy and that with moderation they can enjoy their favorite foods despite the fact that they may not be the healthiest choices.

Added to all of this, there is the onus of being weighed publically at school and having a form given to you to take home if you don’t fall into the healthy catagory. Why embarrass children this way? Why does the school need the childrens’ weight? What purpose does it serve? All this does is hammer the kid and the self esteem into a why bother type frame of mind. As well, there needs to be more to figuring out a child’s healthy BMI other than age and weight

To tackle the obesity problem, you need a multi pronged attack.. there needs to be changes made at home, there needs to be EFFECTIVE changes done in the schools, not just lip service done. Plus if all of this were to be just a PART of daily life instead of hammered into the kids, I think that there would be more results into decreasing the epidemic than increasing..

]]> Comment on Childhood Obesity – Who’s to blame? by LindsayDianne http://www.kidsfitnessblog.com/childhood-obesity-whos-to-blame/comment-page-1/#comment-96 LindsayDianne Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:34:38 +0000 http://www.kidsfitnessblog.com/?p=1464#comment-96 Wake Up, America. These stats are TERRIFYING. Wake Up, America. These stats are TERRIFYING.

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]]> Comment on Children and Vitamins by yvonne http://www.kidsfitnessblog.com/children-and-vitamins-2/comment-page-1/#comment-62 yvonne Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:36:17 +0000 http://www.gotrybe.com/elders/?p=33#comment-62 Hi, Great site, Our health should be the most important thing in our lives. We should treat it good. With out good health we have nothing. We need liquid vitamins, exercise, eating right, proper rest, drinking water and prayer are the sources of good health and well-being. Hi, Great site, Our health should be the most important thing in our lives. We should treat it good. With out good health we have nothing. We need liquid vitamins, exercise, eating right, proper rest, drinking water and prayer are the sources of good health and well-being.

]]> Comment on Eating Healthy on a Road Trip by yvonne http://www.kidsfitnessblog.com/eating-healthy-on-a-road-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-71 yvonne Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:00:56 +0000 http://www.trybalelders.com/?p=875#comment-71 Hi, Love your site!!!! Our health is very important without it we have nothing. It is our greatest asset. We need to stay stress free, exercise, eat healthy, drink plenty of water and pray for a healthy lifestyle and well-being. Hi,

Love your site!!!! Our health is very important without it we have nothing. It is our greatest asset. We need to stay stress free, exercise, eat healthy, drink plenty of water and pray for a healthy lifestyle and well-being.

]]> Comment on GoTrybe integrates education lessons into kids fitness videos by Flash http://www.kidsfitnessblog.com/gotrybe-integrates-education-lessons-into-kids-fitness-videos/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Flash Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:38:27 +0000 http://www.gotrybeblog.com/?p=957#comment-52 Perfect! Perfect!

]]> Comment on Campbell University, GoTrybe.com forge alliance by Fitness Blogger » Blog Archive » GoTrybe Blog » Blog Archive » Campbell University, GoTrybe.com … http://www.kidsfitnessblog.com/campbell-university-gotrybecom-forge-alliance/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Fitness Blogger » Blog Archive » GoTrybe Blog » Blog Archive » Campbell University, GoTrybe.com … Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:25:08 +0000 http://www.gotrybeblog.com/?p=1126#comment-59 [...] anna@gotrybe.com wrote an interesting post today onGoTrybe Blog » Blog Archive » Campbell University, GoTrybe.com <b>…</b>Here’s a quick excerpt [...] [...] anna@gotrybe.com wrote an interesting post today onGoTrybe Blog » Blog Archive » Campbell University, GoTrybe.com <b>…</b>Here’s a quick excerpt [...]

]]> Comment on GoTrybe.com: Practicing What We Preach. by Fitness Blogger » Blog Archive » GoTrybe Blog » Blog Archive » GoTrybe.com: Practicing What We Preach. http://www.kidsfitnessblog.com/gotrybecom-practicing-what-we-preach/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Fitness Blogger » Blog Archive » GoTrybe Blog » Blog Archive » GoTrybe.com: Practicing What We Preach. Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:14:15 +0000 http://www.gotrybeblog.com/?p=1034#comment-56 [...] elizabeth@gotrybe.com wrote an interesting post today onGoTrybe Blog » Blog Archive » GoTrybe.com: Practicing What We Preach.Here’s a quick excerpt [...] [...] elizabeth@gotrybe.com wrote an interesting post today onGoTrybe Blog » Blog Archive » GoTrybe.com: Practicing What We Preach.Here’s a quick excerpt [...]

]]> Comment on Campbell University, GoTrybe.com forge alliance by anna@gotrybe.com http://www.kidsfitnessblog.com/campbell-university-gotrybecom-forge-alliance/comment-page-1/#comment-58 anna@gotrybe.com Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:07:01 +0000 http://www.gotrybeblog.com/?p=1126#comment-58 Thanks Bob! We're very proud of our work with Campbell and those NC kids. Thanks Bob! We’re very proud of our work with Campbell and those NC kids.

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