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You cannot turn on the television without being inundated with weight loss programs, exercise equipment or some wonder drug claiming to miraculously remove the weight in X amount of days. Why do people do this? Well, it’s because we live in a world where controlling our weight is a problem that causes the obesity rate to climb.
It has been reported that obesity affects nearly two thirds of all Americans leading us to classify it as an epidemic. When you’re overweight it makes you more liable to illnesses like Type II diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, osteoporosis and a number of other health issues.
Have you ever noticed that when you’re watching those commercials on how to lose weight, they never focus on children? One of the most dangerous things we can do as parents is let the television raise our children. It is your responsibility to grab the kiddos and implement a program for them to grow and develop both mentally and physically.
If we don’t apply some form of exercise into the life of our children then you put them at risk of being a statistic as well; obesity in children has doubled since the 1980’s.
Children suffer from health problems just as much as adults do on account of overweight issues. The sad thing is that they can’t deal with it better than adults. Let us never forget that children pick up the good and the bad habits we exhibit on a daily basis.
Children are constantly learning from the examples we set. This is the very reason why we as adults must set great examples in and out of the presence of our children. Teaching them the importance of staying fit will help them for years to come. Not to mention; if children learn to adapt to exercising daily, when they grow up Bally’s and Gold’s Gym could turn out to be their favorite hangouts. Plus it can drastically eliminate the chances of obesity and unhealthiness.
Stay at home moms must realize that the opportunity of spending valuable time with the children is right in their reach. It’s not enough to just tell your children to exercise and show them the benefit in it; you must grab their hands and take them with you. This won’t hurt you for the time being; besides, if they like it, they will grow to love it.
In these days and times children are technology addicts; so when implementing a program it would be best to apply something that they will relate to, like the Wii Fit which allows players to interact with the training modes. These training modes consist of everything from yoga to aerobics. There is an array of instructional training videos designed for children and adults alike, online. So, there really aren’t any excuses for allowing children to become victims of obesity and mental anguish.
If you as a stay at home mom can get your children to join in with you in staying fit, it could very well serve as building blocks for a healthy and stable life both mentally and physically.
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