Get out and play!
By:Ezat Issa
Save kids from obeseity
More and more kids are just staying inside now. And that is probably the biggest leading thing that causes teen obesity. The reason for this is for kids to get out and play, run around having fun, just be active. Participation in outdoor activities, which includes everything from skateboarding to hiking to camping, went from 39 percent among those ages 6 to 24 in 2006 to just over 34 percent in 2008, according to a study conducted by the Outdoor Foundation. And obviously that's not a good thing and it will keep on getting lower if it we don't do something about it.
Kids that are getting active outside
This was probably a old picture, because you wont find this more often, more kids are staying inside and we need them to get active.
Not active enough
this picture tells of what is happening now a days, sitting on a couch playing video games is not what a teenager should be doing.
Summer Camp
Try to send out kids or teens to different camps in the summer it will get them fit and it will be a fun time for them they will be outside almost every second of the day doing fun activity's.
Our fix
How to stop it
It may look hard to make kids go outside but you just have to think, trick them make them want to go outside. Ask them what is your favorite thing to do outside and do it for them and just whatever they like doing show it to them make them want to go outside. Give them the opportunity.
About us
We are out there trying to get kids outside playing and getting active trying to prevent teen obesity
Location: Chicago, IL
Facebook: Facebook.com/healthcarforkids