MyGym
My Gym Offers Back to School Tips to Ensure a Healthy School Year
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, October 12th, 2009
According to the latest childhood obesity statistics from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, "an estimated 16 percent of children and adolescents ages 6-19 years are overweight" - and even more are at risk of becoming overweight. In order to address childhood obesity, My Gym has developed a series of back-to-school tips for parents in order to foster healthy body and minds in their children. Eating Healthy and Getting Enough Rest Decrease the amount of screen time to less than two hours a day, which includes time spent on the computer, watching TV, and playing video games
Pack healthy lunches; make sure your child is eating healthy snacks at school....
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