Many kids today live a lot differently than
their parents did. Gone are the days when Moms and Dad would push their
children out the door on a summer morning with the words "Go play!"
and not see their children until lunch time. After lunch, it was outdoors until
dinner, with possibly a game of tag or hide
and go seek until the evening lights
come on. Today's kids play video games, watch cartoons and kid's programs that
are available all day, and are shuttled from one activity to another . I try to get my boys outside as much as
possible plus they do several sports including soccer, basketball, baseball and
karate. My oldest likes to run/walk with me on the weekends Also, we have a lot of boys in our neighbor that are often playing soccer, street
hockey and just hide and go seek.! . However many other moms don’t do the same.
Many of my kids classmates are
overweight.
The NFL has gone public with a solution called
PLAY 60, a program created to encourage children to get a minimum of 60 minutes
of active play per day. My sons
elementary school has partnered up with them
to start a weekly fit club before and after
school. My kids who are in elementary school
go twice a week to this and during the summer one participated in a 6 week morning program . They even
received a visit from Tim Green a former
NFL player and got a special visit to Patriots training camp because of high participation.
NFL PLAY 60 Challenge Resources will include:
- Details on the six-week Challenge and how to get students to sign up
- Ideas on how to promote the Challenge within your school in fun, creative ways
- Information about additional resources to help get students up and active
- Ideas on how to incorporate physical fitness in the classroom year-round
If you school doesn’t have a fit club or a NFL
play 60 challenge-go and push the school to do it! They offer grants so it
shouldn’t really be a money thing for your school.
1 comment:
Wow! That's awesome! I'll pass the info along to our school.
Thanks for linking up to Motivation Monday!
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