Children and Fitness

According to a recent study released by Dr. Claudia Galindo of the University of Maryland, Latino children are more likely to be obese than White and Asian children. In 2009, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, through the Saludo America! organization, funded 20 pilot research grants to study obesity in Latino children. Dr. Galindo’s project was [...]

In a newly release study led by Dr. Jacob Barkley of Kent State University reveals that children who are socially excluded exercise less, leading to a risk for obesity. Social acceptance has long been recognized as a critical component of a child’s life and self-esteen. Read Dr. Barkley’s new findings here” We understand that children [...]

Personal trainers for kids? Is this just a novel concept or does it really work? Staff at the Southdale YMCA in Edina, Minnesota say it really works. In fact they’ve seen an increase in the past few years of kids asking for and enrolling in a program with a personal trainer. The statistic that 1-3 [...]

Reducing childhood obesity through 30 minutes of exercise per day is the goal of the Shape Up Across Oregon program. Since budget cuts in public schools have had a negative impact on the availability of structured physical activities, many local and state organizations are picking up the slack. There is obviously still a demand for [...]

Most people would agree that childhood obesity in this country is a serious problem which is creating many health problems for our children. The “Strong for Life” group in Atlanta, Georgia has taken on a controversial billboard campaign to raise awareness of this problem in the nation’s second highest obesity rate city. The campaign’s aim [...]