| One out of five American kids is obese
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| | scooter or roller blade in an empty
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| and the numbers keep going up. Lack of
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| | garage.- Take 1,000 steps inside the
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| exercise is one reason for the obesity
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| | house and track these steps with a
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| epidemic and it's a true epidemic that
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| | pedometer.- Exercise in the school gym
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| threatens health. In fact, this may be
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| | on weekends. (Get permission first.)-
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| the first generation of kids in history
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| | Walk the indoor skyway system if your
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| not to outlive their parents because of
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| | city or town has one.These are just a few
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| obesity.Kids can play outside when the
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| | ideas. If you brainstorm with your kids
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| weather is good. What can they do when
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| | you'll probably come up with more. Your
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| the weather is bad? Exercise is one way
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| | kids might want to start a Moovin' and
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| to combat the obesity epidemic and these
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| | Groovin' Club. Now that would be
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| indoor activities wll keep your kids
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| | cool.Copyright 2005 by Harriet Hodgson.
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| moovin' and groovin'. Your kids could:-
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| | To learn more about her work go to
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| Walk up and down stairs 10 times in a
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| | Hodgson has been a nonfiction writer for
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| row.- Dance to music with their friends.-
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| | 26 years. Her recent work focuses on
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| Draw a hopscotch box with chalk on the
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| | health and she is a member of the
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| garage floor and play with brothers,
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| | Association of Healh Care Journalists.
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| sisters, friends, even their parents.-
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| | She has written two health books for kids
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| Walk every aisle in the grocery store.-
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| | in grades 3-5, Food Label Detective and
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| Jump rope in the garage.- Ride a
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| | Catching the Exercise Thief. Both
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| stationery bike if you have one.- Go for
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| | activity books were published by
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| an inside walk at a mall. Your kids
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| | Minnesota Medical Association Alliance.
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| should go around twice if they can.- Do
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| | A member of Mayo Clinic's Action on
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| jumping jacks in the basement.- Become
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| | Obesity Task Force, Hodgson has presented
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| stretching champs. They could touch
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| | at two obesity summits and continues to
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| their toes without bending their knees,
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| | write health resources for kids. Her
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| bend one leg backwards and hold their
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| | 24th book, Smiling Through Your Tears:
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| foot with their hand, or twist from side
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| | Anticipating Grief, co-authored with Lois
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| to side without moving their feet.- Play
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| | Krahn, MD, is available on amazon.
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| ping pong with the family.- Ride a
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