Comments on: Diet vs Exercise – How to Win the Fight Against Childhood Obesity

By: Gelly Anderson

Gelly Anderson — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:30:59 +0000

Obesity and diabetes are becoming more and more of a problem these days. Actually it is easy to avoid being overweight by just having the proper diet and exercise.

By: Caramoantourist

Caramoantourist — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:05:37 +0000

The only way you can manage obesity is throught Proper Diet and lots of exercise. The human body is designed for work so we should always get some form of physical exercise to stay fit.
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By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:57:20 +0000

Childhood obesity is such a problem for our youth. Diet and exercise go hand in hand. They are both equally important.

By: Dhana

Dhana — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:52:47 +0000

As a kids yoga instructor, I am so happy I stumbled across your blog.
I teach kids the yamas and niyamas, first and foremost.
When we learn about saucha, cleanliness, they really get into how to keep their bodies clean on the inside.
They love to learn a new language, sanskrit, a new skill set-yoga, and a new philosophy-saucha
This leads into eating and drinking healthy.
In light,
Dhana
http://www.Dhana.ca

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:07:50 +0000

Great post, it’s something we all need to be reminded of in face of all of our busy schedules and how easy and CHEAP junk food is.

My oldest daughter has struggled with her weight her entire life (now 31) and food was always the reward in her early years. Fortunately, I learned my lesson and my other 3 kids don’t have that problem, but those early years are so important in ‘food training’! I think more info on easy ways to keep it healthy and active could be really helpful.

By: DonnaKFreeman

DonnaKFreeman — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:00:50 +0000

I completely understand about wanting your kids to be exposed to different flavors and to enjoy their food. We are the same – my last refuge was chicken curry but my oldest has now decided he likes that too. We have a rule “healthy choices first” so that an apple is eaten before a cookie or chips. This helps somewhat. But we have to be continually vigilant about stressing nutrition and developing healthy eating habits.

By: Jennifer Hess

Jennifer Hess — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:26:47 +0000

I find this so true. I was just talking to my son’s doctors about how he is active but it doesn’t seem to help him maintain a healthy weight. He has been struggling with being a bit overweight and I wanted to believe it was the steroidal medication that he is on for asthma. I’m sure it has a lot more to do with diet. We do not have a junk food house. As an athlete, I am very aware of nutrition and try to live my life and teach my family how to make good choices. My kids like most foods. It is so unfair, but I bet the picky eaters are at a healthier weight than the more adventurous eaters. We want our kids to have a broad diet but that can also mean a broad waist!

By: DonnaKFreeman

DonnaKFreeman — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:32:47 +0000

Love the idea of teaching diet through body language. Fantastic. Could you write a guest post on how you do that?

By: Aruna

Aruna — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:45:10 +0000

Great point – Diet AND Exercise, not Diet VS. Exercise. I like doing a kids yoga class with diet as the theme to tell kids about the 3 types of food – satvic, tamasic and rajasic. But acting out the way each makes you feel eg – for tamasic I’ll put my head in my hand and slouch.

Kids remember the body language a lot more than the names and they start to notice how they feel after they eat.

By: gaileee

gaileee — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:21:10 +0000

My Mother-in-Law has always contended that it is a “math” thing with maintaining or losing weight. Counting the calories.

And when I hear people, saying to pregnant ladies, “You are eating for two”, well it actually is typically only 300 – 500 more calories, not a whopping 1200 to 1500 extra calories! (No wonder I gained 40 lbs first pregnancy eh?)

gaileee