Little Movers

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Little Movers

• Cub Corner Learning Center Inc.
• La Pine Oregon
• Little Movers Program
• 4/15/13

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Childhood Obesity

• Approximately 17 of children and adolescents
  aged 2-19 years are obese
• Obesity among children
• has almost tripled since 1980
• Children today are eating
• more of the wrong foods
• Children are getting
• less physical activity than
• ever before

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Negative Effects

• Obesity can have a harmful effect on the body in
  a variety of ways
• Obese children are more likely to have

• High blood pressure and high cholesterol
• which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease
  (CVD).
• In one study, 70 of obese children had at
• least one CVD risk factor, and 39 had two
• or more
• Increased risk of impaired glucose tolerance
• insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes
• Breathing problems
• such as sleep apnea, and asthma
• Joint problems and musculoskeletal discomfort
• Fatty liver disease, gallstones, and
• gastro-esophageal reflux (i.e., heartburn)
• Risk of social and psychological problems
• such as discrimination and poor self-esteem,
  which
• can continue into adulthood

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The problem

• Childhood obesity is the result of eating too
  many calories and not getting enough physical
  activity
• Lack of Regular physical activity
• Prevents the building and maintaining
• of healthy bones and muscles
• Increases the risk of developing
• obesity and chronic diseases, such as
• diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and
• colon cancer
• Increases feelings of depression
• and anxiety
• Lack of healthy eating
• Prevents growth of bones and muscles
• Increases amount of unhealthy
• weight gain causes health problems

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How to fix the problem

• Introduce new and health foods

• Incorporate at least 60 minutes each day of
  physical activity.

• Identifying foods more healthy foods and less
  healthy foods
• Knowing
• that healthy
• foods gives their
• bodies energy
• to move, grow
• and learn
• Identifying
• foods that come from plants vs. animals
• Classifying foods by their corresponding food
  groups

• Locomotors skills hopping, jumping, sliding,
  walking, running, and galloping
• Manipulative skills volleying, throwing,
  kicking, catching, dribbling, volleying and
  trapping
• Body management skills flexibility, balance,
  strength, and coordination

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Results

• Regular physical activity in childhood
• Adolescence improves strength and endurance
• Helps build healthy bones and muscles
• Helps control weight
• Reduces anxiety and stress
• Increases self-esteem
• May improve blood pressure and cholesterol levels

• Proper nutrition
• promotes the optimal growth and development of
  children
• Healthy eating helps prevent high cholesterol
• Healthy eating helps reduce ones risk for
  developing obesity, osteoporosis, iron
  deficiency, and dental caries (cavities)

Happy and Healthy Children Happy Parents
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