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What’s the best solution to eating less junk: graphic warning labels, higher taxes or simply EDUCATION?
This morning, most houses are waking up in a state of sugar shock. Chocolate smeared faces are wondering, “is there any candy left?” as they peer through bleary eyes still half-covered with costume makeup. “I gotta have my fix!” the five-year old thinks, planning on ways to hide his candy from his big brother. Moms and dads are sneaking bites of mini Mars bars as they tell their kids, “no more than three pieces!”. But at the same time, they are wondering how many more they can steal before their child notices. Now, imagine that the pieces of candy, earned on a cold and rain-soaked...
Read MoreThe War on Childhood Obesity
Recently, the Globe and Mail’s “War on Childhood Obesity” was brought to EMA’s attention, which includes national news coverage of the increasingly frightening health crisis children are facing today. With so many factors working against making physical activity, fitness and healthy eating an easy solution, children are becoming rounder, weaker and fatter than ever before. Dr. Peter Lin, CBC’s medical columnist, recently spoke to the fact that more and more children are being diagnosed with adult diseases, like high blood pressure and Type II diabetes. This in itself is...
Read MoreKids should take 12,000 steps daily to maintain physical activity levels.
Canadian Study: Counting the clicks on a pedometer can help parents ensure that kids are meeting their daily physical activity targets, a new Canadian-led study suggests. Kids should accumulate about 12,000 steps a day to maintain healthy physical activity levels, according to research from the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute. The step-count figure includes the 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity recommended daily for Canadian children and teens, said study lead author Rachel Colley. Moderate physical activities include brisk walking, skating and...
Read MoreMovement for Change
The famous American dancer and choreographer, Twyla Tharp, is quoted as saying, “I don’t think politicians who are not familiar with their bodies should be allowed into power, because that’s where our bottom line is. And I know that they would make totally different decisions if they felt responsible simply for their own bodies.” At this time, as many of us Canadians are aware, the NDP is in the process of electing a new leader. The late Jack Layton saw to the Orange wave reaching new and incredible heights, and it was a sad day when the news of his untimely death hit...
Read MoreSeminar Success
Hello, and welcome to EMA’s blog! Check back here for updates, thoughts on interesting news and research, and information on how to keep children healthy and active in our modern, under-exercised and overfed society. Although we posted a letter of appeal on the blog site when it was launched, this is the very first official blog post. We’re pretty excited! Side Note: The aforementioned letter of appeal is an incredibly important letter that you all should read. It details our efforts to go as far as changing school policy so that we can run our programs in schools at any time after...
Read MoreLetter of Appeal
This letter is an appeal to those within the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board who have the power to influence school policy. My name is Monika Wawrow, and I am the President of Early Movement Academy Inc. (EMA). In a nutshell, EMA aspires to positively impact the lives of children and youth by reversing the alarming trend towards record high levels of sedentary behaviour, resulting in the unhealthiest and heaviest generation ever. We provide after-school programming centering around movement-based activities that are tailored to teach physical skills to specific age groups at...
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