National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

More than 23 million children and teenagers in the U.S. are overweight or obese (ACSM, 2011). To help raise awareness about this epidemic the U.S. congress and President Barack Obama, has declared September as the National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.

On September 24, 2011, Nickelodeon will go off the air for the 8th year in a row in support of the cause. People everywhere are asked to participate in a “Day of Play”. Some suggestions on what you can do include:

• Play a game of football, soccer or your favorite sport
• Host a family charity run/walk event
• Hold a jump-rope contest
• Tackle a ropes course
• Compete in a dance-off
• Roller skate at a local rink
• Organize a bike-a-thon
• Take a martial arts lesson
• Climb a rock climbing wall

To learn more about this visit, http://www.healthierkidsbrighterfutures.org/home/