| Getting Kids Moving - Help for Overweight
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| | has confidence a mile high, and he was
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| TeensA residential school program for
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| | just honored by winning the "Program
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| overweight teens comes with a hefty price
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| | Award" which the coach explained is
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| tag (some in excess of $5,000 per month).
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| | granted to the one player he'd choose,
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| These programs rely on the same formula
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| | "If I had to pick just one as the most
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| for weight loss as is commonly
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| | outstanding overall." I have no worries
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| recommended; strict eating guidelines and
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| | that he'll continue with a healthier
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| increased activities. In other words,
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| | lifestyle from this point forward.Before
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| better nutrition and exercise. Hopefully
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| | he took up football we bought him an
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| some counseling is offered, and college
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| | expensive bike which was rarely used. He
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| prep courses are usually on the
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| | also has a skate board, a mini-scooter,
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| curriculum, but what about those kids?
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| | and a pogo stick. We tried karate (he
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| Are they getting a realistic head-start
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| | broke his wrist so had to quit, and then
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| on a lifetime of healthier habits or are
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| | didn't want to resume), he likes
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| they simply doing what they are told,
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| | Paintball. Sometimes it takes awhile to
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| only to be fed to the wolves when they
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| | find the right thing but nearly everyone
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| leave the safe environment of the
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| | will feel better when they find a
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| school?I tried to find stories of teens
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| | physical activity they like. Exercise
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| who had successfully completed these
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| | isn't just sit ups and push ups. It's
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| programs and gone on to healthy lives,
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| | anything you do that includes movement.No
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| and came up empty. If you are one or know
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| | matter where you live get out the phone
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| of someone who's been through one of
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| | book and search for indoor and outdoor
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| these live-in school/weight loss
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| | activities in your town, or use the
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| programs, please drop me a line. I'd love
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| | Internet and search for "indoor sports"
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| to hear a success story. If you want to
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| | along with your city's name. I found
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| be everything you can for your kids, here
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| | listings for Vancouver Parks &
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| are ideas for getting them (and you) up
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| | Recreation, Vancouver Indoor Sports and a
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| and moving again.Exercise Should be
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| | site on Sports Walking with a search for
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| FunGet your child interested in some type
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| | "indoor sports Vancouver Washington"
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| of exercise activity, whether indoor or
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| | (without the quotes).Can Video Games Help
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| outdoor by helping them discover what
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| | with Weight Loss?Video games can help
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| they prefer to do. What about bike riding
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| | with losing weight. Just ask Tanya Jessen
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| or hiking with a GPS (hand-held Global
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| | who lost 95 pounds, Matt Keene who lost
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| Positioning Satellite unit). If you like
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| | 150 pounds, or Tim Mitchell who lost 50
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| the outdoors, Geocaching sounds like
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| | pounds over a few months time about DDR
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| enormous fun and anyone can do it. Adults
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| | (Dance Dance Revolution), a video dancing
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| are reporting losing 20, 30 or more
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| | game. Learning the steps is the challenge
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| pounds while they are out exploring the
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| | and since you're moving while you play
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| woods and hills in their surrounding
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| | (dancing really), so you or your kids
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| area. Learning to use a GPS is also
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| | gain skill at the game while also gaining
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| educational and helps kids learn math,
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| | excellent physical shape and hand-eye
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| science and physics while they're losing
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| | coordination at the same time. There are
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| some pounds at the same time. You may
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| | DDR clubs all around the world and many
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| find some Geocaching sites in your area.
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| | web sites devoted to the play and
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| I searched on the Internet and discovered
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| | practice including exciting new game is
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| there was a Geocache not 200 yards from
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| | called Yourself!Fitness. It's an XBox
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| my house!What's a Geocache? It's a
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| | game with a PC version due early December
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| "treasure" of sorts. One person puts a
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| | 2004 and a PlayStation version in January
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| small package or box somewhere, out of
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| | 2005. Visit Yourself!Fitness includes a
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| sight, then lists the location via GPS.
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| | virtual trainer called Maya who takes you
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| Using a GPS device you look for and
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| | through your paces with hundreds of
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| attempt to locate the caches. Once you
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| | exercises from weight lifting to
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| find one you may leave a note or mark
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| | yoga.Finding something your kids will
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| that you were there, and then you return
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| | enjoy that keeps them active is all it
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| the cache to its hiding place for the
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| | takes, and if they are reluctant, once
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| next person to find. It's not about
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| | their blood starts pumping they'll get
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| taking the cache, it's about locating
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| | much more enthusiastic. Games that
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| it.Get your kids to a martial arts class,
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| | incorporate a skill that's built up over
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| if they are at all interested. Martial
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| | time are excellent for increasing your
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| arts teaches kids discipline, respect for
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| | child's self esteem, and with you along
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| authority and builds their self esteem
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| | side, looking clumsy too, helps them see
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| and confidence, plus it teaches self
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| | we all have to start at the beginning.
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| defense. Frankly, I'm starting to think
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| | You may just find something you love
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| about taking some type of martial arts
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| | too.Don't be afraid to try a few
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| myself. Perhaps Tai Chi or some other
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| | different activities before you find the
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| gentle movement practice. Any activity
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| | right fit. The money you spend on
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| you find for your kids may also turn into
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| | equipment, games or lessons will be saved
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| your favorite activity as well, and what
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| | in less spent on junk food, soft drinks
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| if you could do it with your kids? That
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| | and medical bills down the road. Get up
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| can be the best of all.Talk to your kids
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| | and get moving and your kids will
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| to discover what activities they may be
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| | naturally follow your lead.Not everyone
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| interested in, and explore the options
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| | can afford to send their kids to a
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| togetherMy son is a good example. He was
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| | residential program, so design a program
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| never over weight but at around 13-years
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| | yourself, right in your own home. Switch
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| old his skin tone was flabby. He didn't
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| | from chips and cookies to fruits and
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| go outside much, preferring to play
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| | vegetables for snacks, and above all get
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| Nintendo or watch TV, and since he was an
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| | up and get moving!~~ Kathryn Martyn,
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| excellent student, I didn't push him to
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| | Master NLP Practitioner, EFT counselor,
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| go outside more often. Luckily
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| | author of the free e-book: Changing
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| neighborhood kids invited him to play
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| | Beliefs, Your First Step to Permanent
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| football one day, and today five years
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| | Weight Loss, and owner of
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| later he's in excellent physical shape,
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| | OneMoreBite-Weightloss.
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