KEEP THEM MOVING! April 24, 2010

1. KEEP THEM MOVING!April 24, 2010 Melissa Thompson McBain Preschool Mary Dillon Cadillac Area YMCA Mike Kelso Cadillac Area YMCA

2. Statistics • With 43% of children entering schools in our community at unhealthy weights, a community approach to childhood obesity prevention is crucial. Overweight and obese toddlers and young children are more likely to be overweight later in life. Overweight results in a higher number of health issues, including type 2 diabetes, joint and heart problems, stroke, certain types of cancer, asthma, sleep apnea, and other chronic diseases.

3. CDC: 1/3 of all children are overweight, 17% are obese. Prevalence of obesity among US kids has tripled in a generation. • Obese children as young as 10 have thickened arteries closely resembling the arteries of men and women several decades older.   • It is estimated that more than 1/3 of all children* born in the United States in 2000 will be diagnosed with diabetes. (*one out of every 3 males and 2 out of every 5 females.) • Type 2 diabetes, which used to be called adult-onset diabetes, commonly begins in childhood now. • For the first time in history, our children may live shorter lives than their parents and grandparents. • plagued by chronic disease and disability • Children today eat too much • Candy • Soda • High fat junk food (at school and at home) • High fructose corn syrup found in many food products

4. Children today watch too much TV and spend too much time in front of other screens • Children today need to get outside to play, like we did when we were kids. • Daily physical activity is a proven factor in maintaining a healthy weight and reducing the risk of diabetes and other diseases. • But the causes, and solutions, are more complex than just blaming parents and schools. In a study published last July by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), of 179 community strategies indentified by researchers, 24 were found to be most effective at reducing or preventing obesity. • These 24 approaches fall into six categories of initiative or intervention: • Promote the availability of affordable healthy food and beverages; • Support healthy food and beverage choices; • Encourage breastfeeding; • Encourage physical activity or limit sedentary activity among children and youth; • Create safe communities that support physical activity; and • Encourage communities to organize for change.

5. Obesity threatens the healthy future of one third of all American children. Obesity rates have tripled in the past 30 years. • We spend $150 billion every year to treat obesity-related conditions, and that number is growing. For the first time in American history, our children’s life expectancy may be shorter than their parents’. • We need to get moving. From www.letsmove.gov

6. Local statistics Missaukee County 30.8 of adults are obese with and additional 29.7% overweight. 38.5% of adults state they have no leisure time physical activity. (2004-2008 Michigan BRFS)

7. What is Physical Activity? • Use of muscles • Balance • Coordination • Brain development • Fine motor • Agility • Body image

8. Types of Physical Activity A. Fundamental movement skills Walking, standing, balancing, running, jumping, galloping, skipping, ball playing, catching, climbing, roll over • Physical fitness Cardiovascular endurance, muscular, strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, body leanness, stretching, yoga • Perceptual Motor Muscular coordination, eye-hand and eye-foot coordination, crossing the mid line

9. Why do we need Physical Activity? • Helps you feel good (Self confidence) • Motor Skill Development (freedom of movement, creative use of imagination • Brain Development (crossing the midline) • Develop perceptual motor skills

10. Why do we need physical activity (continued) • Natural following of children’s characteristics • Teaches children team work, rules, sequencing, awareness of space and direction (spatial relations) • Fights childhood diabetes • Promotes life long healthy habits

11. What stops us from having more movement? • Behaviors • Too much to do • No time to prepare • Equipment is costly

12. Now where to start? Looking to become active as a family? Here's how to start! Children should get at least one hour or more of physical activity every day. Start by making small changes. • Make physical activity part of your daily routine. • Limit recreational TV and computer time, and keep them out of the bedroom. • Choose toys and games that promote physical activity. • Encourage activities that can be enjoyed for a lifetime. *Keep physical activity fun! www.letsgo.org

13. Decide where movement can take place • Define the space—use cones to define space or tape on the floor. • Set rules • Offer movement throughout the day • Transition times • Make art a moving project (standing collage, painting at the fence, using bodies to build a sculpture from sand, trace bodies to color, etc.) • Have an activity they physically move with (place cards with the alphabet letter on it at a place where they find something that starts with that letter. (Letter “T”—place at a table)

14. Activity ideas • Children aged 18 months – 5 years old • Toss/roll a ball • Dance around the house • Play hide and seek • Follow the leader • Simon says • Ring around the rosy • Duck, duck, goose

15. Go on a nature walk Hopscotch Play red light/green light Red rover Scavenger hunt Swim Fly a kite Ride a bike Play catch Go to the park Make snow angels Take a dance or martial arts class Build a snowman Play tag Jump rope Go sledding Hula hoop Children aged 5 – 8 years old

16. Children aged 8 – 13 years old Twister Ice skating/sledding Play catch Charades Build an obstacle course Play street hockey, basketball or baseball Build a fort Rollerblade Ride a bike Throw a ball Go for a hike Children aged 13+ years Do yoga or an aerobic video Go snowshoeing Swim at a local pool Play basketball at open gym Join a sports team Take the stairs instead of an elevator Walk or bike to places instead of driving Walk a dog Wii/DDR

17. Treasure hunt Obstacle course Chalk line or tape line for balancing Creative movement to & from bathroom or other activities (be an animal) Music Use of ropes, balls Body images (left/right) (hands on hips, shoulders, etc.) (Simon says) Finger plays Sing Movement Ideas…Here are a few to start—share with your neighbor and we will share your ideas with the group in 5 minutes.

18. Resources • Candice Case Child Care Connections • Shari Spoelman MSU Extension 779-9480 • Mary Dillon YMCA • www.letsmove.gov • www.letsgo.org • www.classbrain.com • (children’s activity pyramid) *Merry Music Maker www.merrymusicmaker.com (“Let’s get started”)