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To talk more about child obesity, it is becoming an epidemic around the nation. The reason for the increase of obesity is most due to laziness. This article states how pedometers and moderate workouts can help students reach a goal everyday and be active. As teachers, these articles can be intergated into a cirriculum and increase activity for obese students.

Grant to promote the growing problems of obesity, diabetes, and lack of physical activity.

This article states how our youth (ages 10-19) are not getting enough physical activity in their daily routine. The article shows how much time they are getting while being active and how obesity rates are climbing. As physical educators, we must reverse these stats to better numbers. By reading this article and stats, it will give you as a teacher to be more motivated to shape up the youth.