Get Active! Program:
EDUCATE Yourself
1 required season of a sport from K-12
Positives of this program
- long lasting friendship
- learning how to work with a team
- starting a healthy life style at such a young age
Know about Obesity and fight back!
- Educate yourself!
- We believe in and fight for teamwork, health, friendship, and life skills!
Supporters of Sports and the Importance of Regular Exercise: They KNOW
Adam McQuaid
Boston Bruins, Adam McQuaid, plays floor hockey with children.
Brandi Chastain
World Champion Brandi Chastain teaches children how to play soccer.
Michelle Obama
First lady Michelle Obama promotes the Let's Move! campaign and the NFL's Play 60 anti-obesity initiative
FIGHT BACK AGAINST CHILDHOOD OBESITY
- In 2000, physical inactivity cost an estimated $75 million.
- Technology is a large effect on the increase of obesity
- Americans are watching more sporting events, rather than participating in them
Watch What You Hand Your Child
"For children 2 and under, their official recommendation is no passive screen time. That's a time when these young kids need to be developing language skills and learning to recognize a facial expression, not scanning the Internet on an iPad".
- Gary Small, author and professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and Parlow-Solomon Professor on Aging at UCLA.