Economist John Kenneth Galbraith has said that more people die in this country of too much food than of too little. It’s an appalling notion — but an accurate one. As of 1999 more than 60 percent of American adults were overweight or obese — and obesity among children was increasing faster than among adults.

How can help our kids reach their ideal weight and live a healthy lifestyle? First off, remember that your child did not become obese quickly nor will they reach their ideal weight quickly. Take a long term approach – healthy lifestyles develop slowly over time and remember that your kids watch you and learn – Some of your lifestyle habits may need to change during this process.

I was astounded when I read that Anchorage had created a task force to find out what was causing the childhood obesity epidemic. Why didn’t they just use their heads or call me? Now, the committee has decided that the junk food and soda has to be taken out of the schools. All I can say to that is a big, fat resounding: Duh!?

Elimination of these drinks from your child’s diet may be a difficult process, depending upon age and the amount of consumption. If the child is at an age where he or she does not yet make a choice in what is consumed, then the process is easy. This is where you simply stop giving these drinks to the child, replacing them with more healthy alternatives.

With the exception of genetics, much can be done to turn around the problem of childhood obesity. Much of it starts within the family, and with the parents. Setting a good example is critical to having children who grow up knowing how to make wise food and fitness choices.

I told the coach that I thought his logic was impeccable, but in my view he had one problem. According to my recollection, most kids hated pull-ups with a passion. And if they hate doing it, how can you teach them to perform pull-ups? They'll drag their feet all the way to the gym, won't they?

In order to clearly explain the OPYOW phenomena however, there are three fundamental presumptions that need to be understood. First, Smith knew that most kids hate pull ups, But he also recognized that what they really hate is to fail at anything in front of their friends. In fact he noticed that the kids who succeeded on the pull up bar took noticeable pride in being able to tackle a difficult task in front of friends and win.

Children and teenagers of yesteryear were undeniably more active during the daylight hours, which is why teenage obesity was not such a problem. If they weren’t helping around the house or the farm or some such thing, they would either be playing outdoors and socializing, or they would be doing some kind of activity which necessitated the constant movement of their bodies -- regularly and frequently.

Workouts should be done twice/week for 2 minutes each time...total of 4 minutes/week, unless you add leg assisted dips which would double your workout time to 8 minutes/week.

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