tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post4019342613181446852..comments2023-10-17T08:19:17.319-07:00Comments on Conditioning Research: Kids are getting weakerChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223657383325055342noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post-28404044229052350032011-05-28T12:38:20.280-07:002011-05-28T12:38:20.280-07:00I really appreciate this blog. I've always agr...I really appreciate this blog. I've always agreed that the present structure of school's PE course needs to be more rugged. It needs to be real Physical activities. Introduce the children to sports like boxing, and all the training that is associated with it. Took my eldest son to boxing at <a href="http://www.biscayneboxing.com" rel="nofollow">Biscayne Boxing & Fitness Club</a><br />and he really loved it. A PE class should be making our children sweat!!!<br /><br /><br />Great article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post-57470898541827121342011-05-25T02:36:28.564-07:002011-05-25T02:36:28.564-07:00Although I agree that computer games are not evil,...Although I agree that computer games are not evil, and can even be good, it is just that the time that you spend on a computer game, is time you don't play outside and don't move. A day is only 24 hours... <br /><br />And let us remember that our own youths are probably not the 'normal' reference points, even if we played and did sports more often. Think of hunter-gatherer childhoods. There is no sitting behind school desks for forager children. <br /><br />The latter makes these recent findings even more depressing. <br /><br />Thanks for the blog.pieter dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post-61475567667883647992011-05-23T23:23:51.567-07:002011-05-23T23:23:51.567-07:00GymyGym
I agree with some of your argument, but I...GymyGym<br /><br />I agree with some of your argument, but I wouldn't agree with your criticism of saturated fat. Saturated fat is perfectly healthy - it is grains, seed oils and excess fructose that you have to watch out for.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223657383325055342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post-34096177648684278862011-05-23T19:39:03.633-07:002011-05-23T19:39:03.633-07:00Asclepius brings up a good point. Most assuredly t...Asclepius brings up a good point. Most assuredly the tendency toward sedentary activities such as playing video games on the computer lends itself to the decline in general health of children, but much of it I believe has to do with current diet trends. <br /><br />Many foods appealing to a childs appetite are high in saturated fats and sugars, this diet along with the lack of natural motion and exercise is a double whammy against their health.<br /><br />It should be a more comprehensive approach which integrates the need to address all these problems. Many schools in fact are taking up this fight and providing healthier meals for their students.GymyGymhttp://www.GymyGym.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post-24494320186677607332011-05-23T13:20:43.895-07:002011-05-23T13:20:43.895-07:00This is actually pretty sad, something needs to be...This is actually pretty sad, something needs to be done to get these kids moving again!strength sizehttp://JackedFuture.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post-33444306884604125842011-05-22T08:50:43.933-07:002011-05-22T08:50:43.933-07:00It's so sad. At my son's end of the year g...It's so sad. At my son's end of the year gymnastics ceremony, the owner ran through some similar statistics and it scares me. Even though I keep my kids active, I know they're no where near as active as I was at their age. On that note, I think we'll head out to go climb a tree :)HDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536041517383018882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post-78524134402318536112011-05-22T08:18:25.124-07:002011-05-22T08:18:25.124-07:00Could it really be something as simple as the lack...Could it really be something as simple as the lack of strength based training in PE and play that is to blame? If so, it means the solution is also VERY simple!<br /><br />Normally we see the blame centering on IT (as evidenced in the comments). But, comming from a generation that spent large amounts of my childhood bowed before a ZX81, ZX Spectrum and then a whole series of games consoles, I find this explanation lacks credibility. I am always skeptical of people blaming 'computers' given that kids also spend a lot of time reading - but as this is more socially acceptable, it garners less of a knee jerk reaction and so is never implicated in the dcelining health of the nations children.<br /><br />The article says that BMI has not changed over the decade in question period, which is also interesting - but this does not tell us much about body composition which is the real issue.Asclepiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604117979253596512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467994117916260529.post-35677557314240453842011-05-22T03:18:31.366-07:002011-05-22T03:18:31.366-07:00If this reflects a general trend then that's w...If this reflects a general trend then that's worrying as the long term health consequences of poor body composition as relating to insulin sensitivity, poor bone density and according to some research I read a while back even increased rates of cancer in people less physically strong may be dire. If we are doing this to our kids through a fear of potential litigation then that shames us all.Markhttp://www.uncommonhelp.me/noreply@blogger.com