Genius Hour Project Summary:Fitness
Ahead I attempt to give an overview of my project's process
Why I decided to explore this topic for my Genius Hour Project
For children, while declining test scores and lacking performance in school are a severe problem on the rise, health and physical activity are of equal importance I feel. While classroom issues as I spoke about earlier are hugely problematic and troubling, lost of one's health may have more detrimental implications in the long run. Also, in fostering this change of the aforementioned items to spur change in this one may be one of the ones with the deepest ripple effects.
Personal Implications
My health practices as a kid were awful. I would drink upwards of 4 or 5 cans of soft drinks a day (when parents were not around or not looking of course), and exercise for me was shifting or moving from my couch to the television or refrigerator. In later years fitness became more of a priority and I feel I am leading a better quality life
Touted Research Findings
Creating Balance
This term applies to a great many areas of life for students ranging from diet, discipline, collaboration and reliance on others and a whole host of ideas. Exploration of this dimension of my study yielded the most useful data. Glancing at the lives of student athletes and ways in which they adequately juggle school and sports provides a useful illustration and example. Concerns such as too little time, energy, or skill must be eschewed
School
A dimension of study which cannot be neglected is how valuable schools are in informing students of the importance of health, fitness, and the significance of pursuing these means in life. In my line of inquiry on life I saw several programs worth implementing which aligned students with teachers who informed them of proper nutritious practices and other ways to be on correct footing.
Parents
The best preventative strategy for offsetting early negative fitness and decisions to be active concerns the influence of parents at home. This is often the first line of defense for children and their first introduction to healthy living. Another sub-tier of the program I recommend, has parents and children sitting down together with dieticians and learning these proper long term habits together. A situation which has a trickle effect and can assist everyone involved.