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Advertisers Drive Children To Obesity

October 27, 2009

Agressive marketing of junk food and sugar laden sodas to kids is a prime cause of childhood obesity in America.
A recent California study indicates that soda consumption plays a definite role in childhood obesity. The latest study included a review of the soft drink habits 43,000 adults and 4,000 adolescents. The conclusion of the study [...]

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Ending Parent Stress With Fitness & Food

October 27, 2009

Article by J.D. Whitney
When Amy Tomlinson thinks of helping her 11-year-old daughter maintain a healthy weight, the first thing she thinks is “Who has time to cook?” The second thing she thinks is “How in the world am I going to fit in exercise activities?” American parents rate shortage of time as one of their [...]

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Get Your Positive Fitness Attitude On

October 21, 2009

One of the first questions that people ask about the FIRST STEPS FOR FAMILY FITNESS program is how can a newborn baby or a young infant get involved in family fitness at such a early age and why would you be interested in fitness for babies anyway?  The answer is “attitude”.
The most misunderstood  aspect of [...]

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The Real Enemy Of Your Child’s Health: TIME

October 19, 2009

Article by Janene Whitney
With the greater availability of healthy food, school anti-junk food programs, and preventative health care, today’s mom feels more confident that she is raising a healthy child. Shockingly, the Center for Disease Control predicts a bleak future for children:

One in 3 children born in the year 2000 or later will develop Type [...]

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The Family Fitness Path Story

October 19, 2009

Article by Cindy Larson
One evening, I was reading Green Eggs and Ham to my then three-year-old son, Travis, when he grabbed the book so that he could “read” to me. As he recited his favorite story, he would lick his fingers in order to turn each page. Besides being cute, the action was a perfect [...]

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