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Las Vegas Childhood Obesity Prevention

Jimmy and Megan beat childhood obesity in less than six months

Listen to the experts in the field and they almost unanimously agree that childhood obesity is an incredibly complex problem that’s taken...
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Childhood Obesity Prevention and the 21st Century Rabbit Hole

As a former physical educator and a normal human being, my life experiences have led me to the conclusion that obese kids are unable to do pull ups...
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Motivation: Intrinsic VS Extrinsic Valuing of Exercise

What do you do on a beautiful day, in your leisure time, when you’re free to choose what ever it is that you want to do? At the top of my son...
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Re-framing childhood obesity prevention and igniting the motivational flames

When framing an issue you’re basically deciding what’s important (that goes inside the frame and gets attention) and what’s...
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Insufficient science? Oh really?

On several occasions I’ve had the privilege of addressing academicians in an attempt to make the case for a functional solution (FORE) to...
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Prove it! Show me the evidence!

Obese kids are unable to do lots of things that kids of normal weight can do, and one of those things is conventional pull ups. In that light, one...
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One pull up, once a week for life means no obesity, ever!!

If you do at least one pull up,* once each week for the rest of your life the odds of you ever experiencing obesity, a.k.a. America’s number...
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Functional Obesity Risk Evaluation (FORE): Designed to Augment BMI

Equipment required:• One pull up bar• One set of height adjustable pull up straps• A wall mounted yard stick that extends from the...
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Are you dead or alive: A quick 20 question quiz

1. Are you breathing? 2. Do you get up in the morning when YOU choose to get up in the morning? 3. Do you have a good and meaningful reason to...
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Beware – can branded computer games increase your child’s obesity risk?

Could an advergame influence your child’s food choices? Do you know when an advergame is targeting your child? Advergames are enticing,...
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