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12.02.2009 1:17 pm

Poll: Would you encourage more fitness for your child if it assures success in life?

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Forget private schools, tutors, training for the SAT. Make the kid run laps.
A new study shows that the more cardiovascularly fit a youth may be, the more likely he or she is to make better grades in school and have more brain…

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03.19.2009 9:34 pm

NFL players urge congress to pass FIT Kids Act

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall was one of seven NFL players on Capitol Hill Thursday urging legislators to pass the FIT Kids Act. If passed, the bill would require schools, districts and states to report on students’ physical activity, and to give youngsters…
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02.11.2009 5:16 pm

Red rubber ball could be key to kids health, parental nostalgia

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

As a promotion for National Recess Week, Cartoon Network just sent me a red rubber ball like the one pictured to the left. It’s sitting on my desk emitting a wonderful rubber odor and, when bounced, it makes that singular plunky…

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11.10.2008 10:22 am

Childhood obesity treatment primer

Childhood obesity is the topic for the latest Shape Up America! newsletter. The online service explains how to assess and treat children, explaining in increments from 2 to 5 and up to 11 years old.

We’ve all heard the woes of childhood obesity…

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