By Linda A. Johnson The Associated Press
To: FAMILY EDITORS Contact: Edie Moore, Executive Director of SAM, +1-816-224-8010, edie@adolescenthealth.org
To: FAMILY EDITORS Contact: Lisa Bevilacqua of the American Medical Association, +1- 312-464-5980
MIAMI - Here's one way to get middle school kids to exercise: Play some hip-hop "StankyLegg,"BustYour Windows" "Kiss Me Thru the Phone." Before you know it, they'll be breaking a sweat and zapping calories while shaking and shimmying to the beats. We're trying to get them moving " said Nakia L. Bowling, program director of The Carrie Meek Foundation, one of the event's presenters. "Dancing will help cut down on adolescent obesity. "I really love it," [James] said of the event. "These days it's really important for kids to associate something that they enjoy doing with health, and since fitness is such an important part of growing up, I think this is an excellent opportunity for kids to put the two together, hip hop and health. It's perfect."
To: FAMILY EDITORS Contact: Vaughn I. Rickert, PsyD, +1-845-300-3170, vir2002@columbia.edu, or Martin Fisher, MD, +1-516-457-7296, fisher@nshs.edu, both for Society for Adolescent Medicine
Lights On Afterschool Open House, a Rodman AfterSchool Program focusing on Children's Health-Adolescent Obesity, will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Rodman Street Missionary Baptist Church, 6111 Rodman St. and Collins Avenue, Pittsburgh. Lights On Afterschool, a nationwide series of rallies in support of after-school programs, is designed to draw attention to the need for more after-school programs to help keep kids safe, help working families and inspire learning.
Sports drinks aren't necessary for children and teenagers and are likely to contribute to obesity, according to U.S. researchers urging parents to limit consumption of the beverages. While adolescent athletes engaged in vigorous physical activity may benefit from the carbohydrates and electrolytes provided by drinks such as Gatorade and Powerade, researchers said water should be the beverage of choice for hydration.
BLOOMINGTON - Adolescent obesity is being attacked in McLean County and, this time, teens are leading the charge. An innovative program by the United Way of McLean County has resulted in a panel of 18 high school students convincing the United Way board to fund two new programs to fight adolescent obesity in the coming year.
Not a day goes by in our household that a sport isn't played or watched. Whether we're watching the Super Bowl or March Madness, a Little League game or youth football game, professionals or hometown heroes, we are constantly cheering on our favorite athletes. While my children enjoy cheering on the pros, I much prefer cheering on my children. There are numerous lifelong benefits to youth participation in sports. First and foremost, youth sports promote good health and physical fitness. Participation in recreational youth sports provides the exercise needed to burn calories that help fight childhood obesity and also releases endorphins needed to combat adolescent depression.
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