Physical Activity of Parents Influences Kids

Posted on August 23, 2010 - Filed Under physical activity | View Comments

“The physical activity-related behaviors and attitudes of parents are excellent predictors of the physical activity behaviors and attitudes of their children.”
“Researchers in the Framingham children’s study examined the physical activity behavior of children ages 4 to 7 years and their parents and found that children of two ‘active’ parents were 5.8 times more likely to be [...]

Be an Example

Posted on August 11, 2010 - Filed Under healthy lifestyle | View Comments

“Most importantly, set a good example by being physically active and eating well so this is taught as the natural way of living.”
— Walter Willett, Chair of the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, after being asked what tips he would give to parents trying to help their kids develop healthy habits.
Well [...]

Drew Brees – Get Moving

Posted on July 8, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise, physical activity | View Comments

Love these videos. More info at LetsMove.gov.
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Love to Move

Posted on June 10, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise, physical activity | View Comments

Source: Pre-School: Healthy Habits for Life Child Care Resource Kit: Get Moving

Livestrong Friday

Posted on June 4, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise, healthy lifestyle | View Comments

Some of my recent articles published at LIVESTRONG:
Health Effects of Organized Sports on Children
Why Is It Important to Keep Physically Fit?
Have a healthy and active weekend! What are your plans?

Proud Daddy

Posted on May 27, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition | View Comments

I’m a proud daddy. Here’s my 15 month-old daughter eating some broccoli, sweet potatoes and chicken for lunch yesterday. Washing it all down with a fruit smoothie with spinach. Love it.
PS — I updated the About page. Check it out.

Healthy Kids

Posted on May 13, 2010 - Filed Under healthy lifestyle | View Comments

— Dr. V. Jones

Solving Childhood Obesity

Posted on May 11, 2010 - Filed Under Prevention, healthy lifestyle | View Comments

[Source: Solving the Problem of Childhood ObesityWithin a Generation].
The Whitehouse Task Force on Childhood Obesity gave a report to the President on how to solve the childhood obesity problem within a generation. The above graph (click graph to enlarge) shows what they hope to do by 2030.
You can read the report to the President (120 pages) [...]

Food Revolution

Posted on April 19, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change | View Comments

This is my daughter:

She 14 months and just awesome to be around. She’s the reason I signed Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Petition. It seems to me that school lunches have become something of a disaster (see Fed Up with Lunch).
Hopefully some changes can be made with the school lunch system and all kids can at [...]