Fit Kids
Published on Nov 30, 2015
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Fit Kids
A program proposal to get Colorado kids moving and eating right
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1 in 4 Colorado children are overweight or obese
Nearly one in four children in Colorado are either overweight or obese. Hispanic children are much more likely to be overweight obese, 35.2%, compared with 19.6% of non-Hispanic white children (Live Well Colorado, 2014).
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1/2 of Colorado kids
Dont get the Physical Activity they need
Less than a quarter of Colorado kids take physical education 5 days a week and one half don’t get activity outside of school (Colorado Child Health Survey, 2011).
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Children and Parents
Need to be educated
the Fit Kids program will...
Educate parents, teachers, and children
On healthy nutrition and activities that promote a healthy lifestyle
Get kids moving
With weekly after school activites
positive rewards
For healthy choices at school
sound great!
Who can participate?
Fit kids
will start within voluntary schools in colorado
Students can participate
in weekly after school workouts
Parents can participate
in montly nutrition education sessions
parents and students
will be encouraged to track their activity at home for monthly rewards
Activities will focus on...
cardio
running, jumping, biking, dancing...
Strength
core and stability
flexibility
stretching, yoga, range of motion
Nutrition courses
will focus on...
Healthy portions
Balanced diet
Reading food lables
Know Whats really in your food
Eating healthy on a buget
eating healthy doesn't mean spending more
Coloradans making an annual income of $25,000 or less have a 24% obesity rate, while those making $75,000 and above have a 16% rate (Colorado Health Foundation, 2008).
Making healthy choices
in the lunch room
Why fit kids?
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Healthy students
are more likely to...
perform well academically
Studies show that students who are physically active and fit tend to have better better academic achievement (Trost, 2009). Proper nutrition and movement play a large role in the brains ability to focus and receive information. Numerous studies show that students who eat a healthy breakfast function better at school (Yu, 2009).
have great attendance
When students are taking care of their bodies and feeling great, they are more likely to stay healthy. Evidence links higher levels of physical fitness, measured by students Body Mass Index (BMI) with better school attendance and fewer disciplinary problems (Trost, 2009).
Have fewer disaplinary problems
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