Archive for youth obesity
What can you do to be sure your child trains safely?
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1. Hire a qualified trainer and ask about his or her qualifications and continuing education. Volunteers most likely do not have the instruction and latest research to work with developing bodies. The International Youth Conditioning Association specializes in youth sports and fitness training for fitness professionals. That is the best place to start searching credentials. Read More→
USDA and Health & Human Services Listen to Commentary
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This is a follow-up post from the previous on the USDA publishing new dietary guidelines as it works on the latest food pyramid. I was listening to a fascinating recording from an Ohio naturopath, Dr. Pam Popper, who went to Washington, D.C. last week to give her commentary on the food guidelines in front of a USDA and Health & Human Services panel. She came back with some very compelling remarks from dairy, fish, meat and sugar representatives among others.
I wanted to share with you some of what I noted from her recording. Read More→
USDA Works on New Food Pyramid
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Generally I don’t trust the government agencies as far as I can throw them, but I do appreciate current efforts to build awareness of the obesity problem our country faces because, as you will see, more is at stake than some bureaucracies dictating our habits to us.
For the first time in history, the U.S. Secretaries of Health and Human Services and of Agriculture are faced with changing the U.S. Food Pyramid because two-thirds of the population are overweight or obese. Read More→
Childhood Obesity Solutions – Blog Post Review Part 1
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I sneaked a snapshot at the zoo earlier this year. This broke my heart.
Your thoughts please:
I know what I think of this blog post on simple tactics to reduce childhood obesity, but I’d like to hear your opinions first.
Do you agree with what the writer states?
Do you have different recommendations?
Share your opinion by posting it here and then I’ll tell you my thoughts.
The Family Fitness Guru helps inner city families
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Making a difference in the world around me is why we exist, right? Whether it’s helping you get ideas to keep your families fit and healthy or reaching out to the less fortunate with a family fitness night, those are quite fulfilling to me.
What an exciting evening I had! Last night I held the first ever “Training by Liz Cleveland Family Fitness Outreach,” This was a free class for the low-income families of Read More→
