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• Forget international terrorism. Theres a huge
  time bomb ticking right under our noses, the
  effect of which will be far more devastating than
  any weapon of mass destruction.
• The fitness of our children is plummeting
  faster than ever, with long-term damage being
  wreaked on the health of the next generation of
  adults this crisis is also going to place an
  immense strain on the entire healthcare system,
  as it struggles to cope with the onslaught of
  obesity- related degenerative disease
  conditions.
• Ultra Fit magazine
• 2003/07/14

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• 66 of children too unfit for sport.
• Accent on achievement results in physical
  deterioration
• Dr JAP Nel, Head of The School for Development
  of Children and Kinetic Science in Cape Town,
  makes the above statement after comprehensive
  research about the fitness of children
• 42 477 South African children evaluated
• 66.5 of the childrens fitness varies between
  average and poor.
• Article 1 Rapport

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• Illness of bad eating habits and sitting
• too much
• Twenty years ago it was unheard of for children
  to get Type 2 Diabetes. These days 30 to 50 of
  all new diabetes cases in the United States are
  children younger than 19 years.
• Article 5 Rapport

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The study concluded that the onset of puberty
marks a sharp division between those who are very
active and those who become very sedentary. R.
Telema et al. Physical ASctivity in Childhood
and Adolescence as Predictor of Physical Activity
in Young Adulthood. American Journal of
Preventative Medicine 1997 13 (4).
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• Puberty, a time when young people are developing
  values and habits that can last a lifetime is
  also a period during which many young people are
  increasingly choosing a sedentary lifestyle over
  an active one.
• But it is equally clear that parents play a
  decisive role in modeling healthy or unhealthy
  - lifestyle behaviours for their children far in
  advance of these critical adolescent years.
  Indeed, eating habits are formed early in life,
  and both eating and activity patterns mirror
  family of origin patterns.
• What is the best way to convince young people of
  the health benefits of regular exercise? First
  convince their parents, according to guidelines
  published by the CDCs Division of Nutrition and
  Physical Activity.

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To emphasise the overwhelming benefits of
exercise we can look at the following research
articles
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Benefits of exercise
Helps prevent
Helps treat
RECOMMENDED AGES (yrs)
0 20 40 60
80
Coronary heart disease Depression
Hypertension Obesity
Osteoporosis Stroke Diabetes
(Type I) Diabetes (Type II) Breast,
cervical, ovarian cancer Back Pain
Colon Cancer Congestive heart
failure Rheumatoid Arthritis
(Booth and Tseng. Med Sci Sports Ex, 1995)
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• Atherosclerosis (boys)
• This study included some 2 876 subjects, aged 15
  to 34, who died of external causes. The
  autopsies revealed that fat streaks and fibrous
  plaques had begun to appear in this age group.
  The authors concluded that primary prevention of
  atherosclerosis must, therefore, start in
  childhood.
• J P Strong et al. Prevalence and Extent of
  Atherosclerosis in Adolescents and Young Adults,
  Implications for prevention from the
  Pathobiological Determinants of Atherosclerosis
  in Youth Study. JAMA 1999, Vol. 281, N8.

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Osteoporosis (girls)
Years
10 20 30 40
50 60 70 80
Bone density
Growth
Loss of bone
Peak bone mass
Figure 1 Change in bone density over the life
span Source James S. Skinner, A physiologists
Perspective. Osteoporosis and Exercise
Guidelines for Exercise Professionals (1998)
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• Use sport to develop a child and build his or her
  self-esteem, not for status. Expert reacts to
  childs suicide
• Families and schools are busy neglecting their
  responsibility to help young people develop into
  thinking adults in the pursuit of sporting
  achievements.
• Article 2 Beeld

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Immediate benefits - Stronger bone
formation - Reduced anxiety/stress - Improved
self-esteem - Improved concentration - Academic
performance - Social skills
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Long-term benefits - Obesity - Coronary heart
disease - Diabetes - Osteoporosis - Stroke - H
ypertension - Depression
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What is the role of the parents?
Mental (Intellectual)
Psychological (Emotional)
Physical (Diet)
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No reason to buy expensive supplements and
vitamins as long as the child follows a healthy
and balanced diet. Vitamins no help
against infection, says study This certainly
raises questions regarding the current hype
surrounding health, specifically with reference
to the myriad of vitamin and mineral supplements
that are being touted on the market. Article 1
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