Fighting Kids Obesity...Dancing

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Healthy eating and physical activity habits are the key to child’s well-being. Eating too much and exercising too little may lead to overweight and related health problems that may follow children into their adult years. 

Family and school can take an active role to help children and young adolescents learning healthy eating and having physical activity habits that last a lifetime.

Beyonce Let's Move

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The Let's Move! Flash Workout featuring Beyonce, is an initiative developed by NABEF and was scheduled to debut Tuesday, May 3rd 2011.

Middle school students across the country (USA) and abroad will simultaneously exercise by dance routine video "Move Your Body” led by Beyonce herself.

Coverage of this event will include local TV networks, live radio station broadcasts, and Internet streaming.

NAB Education Foundation and Beyonce as the Exclusive Beverage Partner of the Let's Move! Flash Workout event dedicated to Fight Childhood Obesity! 

Beyonce made a surprising appearance at PS 161 Pedro Albizu Campos middle school in Harlem on May 3 and led middle school students in her dance routine video "Move Your Body"! 

About 85 students at P.S. 161 in Harlem were in the middle of a choreographed routine last tuesday, May 3rd to a song adapted from Beyonce's hit "Get Me Bodied" when the singer arrived.

Education:

Children that carry a lot of excess weight are classed as being obese. Children can become obese if they regularly eat and drink more energy (calories) than their body uses or do little physical activity. Obesity means children are more likely to develop serious health problems.

Last week, on the International Dance Day, I wrote about all the beneficits of dancing at school. 

Dancing is a good therapy for young people at school. This time, dance movement therapy has an important aim. Fighting obesity.

A good and enjoyable therapy, don't you think? Not only for girls, of course. 

G-Souto

06.05.2011

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Environmental education and outdoor

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A educação ambiental e as distracções ao ar livre são muito importantes para o desenvolvimento saudável dos jovens.

Agora que os alunos passam 90% do seu tempo no interior (casa ou escola) o déficit da desordem ambiental está a aumentar.

Um estudo recente demonstrou que os jovens passam pouco mais do que alguns minutos, por dia, em brincadeiras ao ar livre. O estudo concluiu que este estilo de vida está a causar consequências emocionais, educativas e físicas, incluindo a obesidade.

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Trazer os jovens para o ar livre, mostrar-lhes o mundo que os rodeia, incentivá-los a apreciar a Natureza, aproveitando para fazer exercício físico é essencial para o seu equilíbrio.

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Walking outdoor classroom  (coountryside)

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Environmental education and outdoor play is important for our children’s personal and academic growth. With students now spending 90% of their time indoors, “nature deficit disorder” is on the rise. A recent study found that children spend less than four minutes a day in “unstructured outdoor play.” This secluded lifestyle is causing emotional, educational, and physical consequences, including obesity. Getting kids outside teaches them about the world around them and gives them an appreciation for nature while providing an opportunity for sunshine and exercise.

Leave No Child Inside

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Earth Day Network has been working with more than 600 groups, representing 42 million Americans, to pass the No Child Left Inside Act. This piece of legislation would get kids outside during the school day by providing new funding for environmental education. The funds would ensure that teachers are trained to provide high-quality, engaging lessons and would expand environmental learning opportunities across the country.

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O sistema educativo português devia rever os seus métodos e permitir mais aulas ao ar livre, em lugar de nos ter aprisionados horas seguidas, em períodos tão longos do dia, fechados entre quatro paredes!

Poderíamos aproveitar a excelente situação geográfica da nossa cidade e da nossa escola. Fazer sessões de leitura no Parque da Cidade, nas margens do Douro, nos jardins de Serralves ou do Palácio de Cristal.

Outdoor classroom at Serralves

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Também seria possível e muito salutar fazer-se caminhadas a pé ou de bicicleta nas praias da Foz e Matosinhos, correr ou passear no Parque na Cidade.

Tudo isto deveria fazer parte dos hábitos diários e dos currículos escolares. Estaríamos assim a contribuir para novas gerações muito mais saudáveis!

"La tecnología puede enviar a un hombre a la luna, desvelar los secretos del ADN y conseguir que la gente viaje alrededor del globo cada vez en menos tiempo. Pero, ¿puede sustituir a la naturaleza? Según los autores de ciencia ficción, tanto novelas como películas, en un futuro viviremos en casas sin ventanas que nos mostrarán a través de pantallas idílicos paisajes de todo el mundo que cambiarían aleatoriamente con sólo pulsar un botón".

Helena Martínez

El País.com (12.06.2008)

Impossível! O Homem jamais poderá viver sem a Natureza! Será que estamos a esquecer que somos humanos?!

O sol, o vento, as árvores, a água, o canto dos pássaros e tudo que nos evoque a Natureza nunca poderão ser igualados por mera invenção humana!

Vivamos e fruamos a Natureza!

Ah! Um conselho! Frequentem menos os centros comerciais e os lugares de fast-food.



Boa e saudável vida para todos!

G-Souto

15.03.2009

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References:

No Child Left Inside

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