OK...as a trainer & coach one of my biggest soap box issues is physical inactivity & obesity among today's youth. Today, nearly 20% of all kids between the age of 2-19yrs are overweight. That is a whopping 12.5 MILLION children in our country. So here goes...there is something terribly wrong with that picture! Many readers will remember how you spent your summer days out running, riding your bike, & swimming at the local pool or "swimming hole." Today many children don't own a bike, never learn how to swim, and run only to sit down in front of a video game or TV. So what do we do? We start them early. I am not saying you should try and make your kid the next Tiger Woods, Hunter Kemper, or Payton Manning. What I am saying is just take them along...let them see what you do, stand back and watch how they will adopt an active lifestyle. Next week in Columbia, MO we honor "Bike, Walk, & Wheel Week." It is a huge community initiative where everyone is encouraged to be more active. So if you are reading, I challenge you to create your own "Bike, Walk, & Wheel Week." Get those kids going! If this really interests you, check out my youth health initiative program at http://www.alivewithmissionme.org/.
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