Introduction Worldwide, we need to know also learn how physical activity has the potential to prevent health risks from young children. One of these health risks is obesity, which affects Middle Childhood children from the ages of 6 - 11years of age. Therefore, how has society prevented childhood obesity and what strategies can be implemented to develop and promote awareness of physical activity amongst children? If young children are to be educated and advised about the important benefits of physical activity and healthy lifestyle, including the involvement of family, health, school environments and media and take into consideration what children are taught, then a large percentage of overweight children will decrease in numbers. To begin with, we look at how influential physical activity is for Middle Childhood children and discuss vital roles in addressing or preventing obesity. Also, detailed below are strategies a teacher should log in addressing or preventing obesity; however, it is necessary in the development of Middle Childhood to help prevent and manage this situation and international health risk that currently exist in society today. (The Australian Medical Association, 2009). Middle Childhood: The Importance of Physical Activity. For young children, physical activity can quickly advance understanding; on the other hand, physical activity levels begin to decline as early as Middle Childhood. These children have lots of extra weight, so they need physical activity to use it up; in addition, they grow tremendously fast, in speaking, physical activity helps them to gain weight & coordination and plays a key role in health matters. Furthermore, it is with the importance that we emphasize why obesity is a health ris... ... middle of paper ... ...trol and Prevention Childhood Overweight and Obesity. (2011). Retrieved from; http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/index.html. McDevitt, T.M., & Ormrod, J. E. (2010). Child development and education (4th Ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education Inc. Poglitsch.M.(Eds.).(2008). Middle Childhood: Physical Growth & Development. (n.d.).Retrieved from http://www.learningseed.com/_guides/1025_Middle_Childhood_Physical_Growth_And_Development_Guide.pdf Pellegrini A.D & D.Bjorkland, (1996-1997). Recess Its Role in Education and Development: The Importance physical activity. Mahwah,NJ: Lawrence The Australian Medical Association,Obesity.(2009) Retrieved from http://www.ama.com.au/node/3033. Dietz.W.H.,( n.d).The Role of Schools in Preventing Childhood Obesity, Retrieved from http://generalhealthtopics.com/role-schools-preventing-childhood-obesity-1102.html
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In Subramanian et al., (2013) Paper review; it is talking how childhood obesity and hypertension is becoming a worldwide epidemic. This journal article also discusses how improving physical activi...
Exercise, food, technology, and money all play a role in causing childhood obesity. Lack of exercise among adolescents has been proven to be the leading cause of childhood obesity. According to a May 2012 Institute of Medicine report, only half of America’s children and one in four teens get enough activity to meet current guidelines (Doheny and Noonman 1). The recommendations call for children to participate in at least 60 minutes of vigorous to moderate physical activity every day (Hendrick 1). “Only four percent of elementary schools, eight percent of middle schools, and two percent of high schools provide daily physical ...
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Obesity in children has become a serious health issue, in the United States of America. The disease causes problems that persist, as children grow older and has the capability of affecting the quality and length of their lives as adults. Younger children are now at high risk of becoming obese. As early childhood obesity prevention policies article states, ten percent of infants and toddlers have an excess weight. More than twenty percent of children between the ages of two and five years old have excess weight and suffer from obesity. This is an alarming rate of child obesity rates, in the United States of America. Several environmental factors can influence the risk of a child, for obesity. Therefore, assessing obesity trends and instituting preventive measure could help in minimizing the susceptibility of children becoming obese. Multiple groups of people and other stakeholders can help, in ensuring that children grow healthy without the risk of obesity. The article addresses the importance of early assessment of the risk of obesity and creating healthier behaviors ...
With the rise in popularity of easily accessible technology, young children have a serious deficiency of physical activity. Recess is one way that these students can receive the physical activity that they may not be getting at any other time. Dr. Murray, a pediatrician, “supports [recess] for many reasons, including physical fitness, which is important when childhood obesity is so common” (Gormly). Physical activity is not the only aspect of physical health that is improved by recess. Children need a healthy way to burn energy outside of the classroom instead of inside it (Youker). Children need to exercise for physical health, to burn energy, and to give their brain a break. Recess is a way to get all of these in one. Why should it be taken away from those who need it most? Recess gives physical benefits to children, and these physical benefits will give way to social benefits as
The struggle is real in today’s society and social determinants are the issue. Social determinants and childhood obesity they are also related to political aspects as well. There are key indicators that help explain the areas that could evolve into issues in childhood obesity. The key indicators will also help address issues and give answers to solutions among this healthcare issue. Reaching out to people is one of the best ways to promote awareness in childhood obesity.
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Every day we are seeing how the population in our society acquires really bad habits that risk their health. Obesity has become an issue touching everybody’s life. People are wondering what the solution of the problem might be, and a good amount of them think that the only way to stop this increasing problem is to fight it from childhood. One of the ways to keep children from getting obese is by making them do sports. Some people are convinced that forcing children to take gym class is the magical way that will help children to stay healthy and in good spirits. I agree with the fact that children should be involved in activities that make them exercise. However, I think that even if children should get some kind of physical activity everyday, they shouldn’t be forced to take gym class since it encourages other kids to intimidate the ones that aren’t perfect looking and bully the ones that aren’t talented at sports.
Many kids are growing up having to face an obesity issue, a problem that stops them from being kids. While healthy kids are out playing, and running these kids are on the benches watching them play because running could be fatal in their case. The problem of early child obesity is a lot more serious than we think. For example, it can result in many deadly health diseases. In addition, the health risks are only increasing with time, and many of them are incurable just treatable. If this health issue is not dealt with immediately a lot of children will miss out on their childhood, and their lifespan will be cut short.
There is no doubt that society needs to change from being unhealthy and overweight to being physically active and healthy, but many changes need to be done in society to do so, and making adjustments to physical education must be done. Physical education exists in schools to help students perform physical activity in schools and promote healthy lifestyles. It is extremely important that physical education teachers promote physical activity and healthy diets to young students because they are the ones who will be at risk of developing health issues such as obesity. Physical educators need to teach the younger generation the proper way to stay healthy so that they will continue to be physically active outside of physical education classes and so that they remain physically active throughout their lives.... ...
Obesity is a serious problem in the United States. Obesity may have serious effects on children, and childhood obesity affect them in their adulthood. Our family friend’s son is ten years old and at least twenty pounds overweight .When I saw him the first time, several questions arose in my mind about his overweight. Why does he become obese? What are the cause and effect of obesity? How does it show up at the symptom of obesity? They live close to my house and we frequently visit each other’s house. Therefore, I got a chance to monitor our friend’s son’s activities. He prefer to eats fast food, surgery, and junk food and he stay inside and plays video game .He does not want to involve in outdoor games such as, jumping and running. This lack of exercise and bad diet may be the reason of his overweight. Today, obesity is big issue in America and my friend also suffering from this problem, so I decided to explore all the harm that affect childhood obesity.
Aerobics is defined as a system of endurance exercises that promote cardiovascular fitness by producing and sustaining an elevated heart rate for a prolonged period of time, thereby pumping an increased amount of oxygen-rich blood to the muscles being used. In the world today a large number of U.S. citizens are over weight, you see them every where from school, to work, you see over weight people. In our fast pace world right now many people don’t have time to work out and if they do then they don’t fell like exercising. We have cities where governors dare the people to lose weight, and the most popular New Year’s resolution is to lose weight. . In this paper I will explain the benefits of aerobic exercise and why everyone should do some sort of exercising.