Soccer : A solution to Childhood Obesity

| Comments | TrackBacks
Share |

socbook.jpg
How do you tackle the problem of childhood obesity- kids eating far too much junk food and not getting enough excercise?
About one-third of children and teens in the USA - about 25 million children — are overweight or on the brink of becoming so, government data show.
The answer: Become a soccer parent.Here are some of the benefits of soccer.
* Children who play soccer learn valuable life skills, like how to get along with others, how to work as a team, and how to deal with disappointment and adversity.
* Children who play team sports like soccer have an easier time making friends and are more social and outgoing.
* Playing soccer and training to be good soccer players helps kids learn healthy habits like exercising and eating healthy.
Other details in the book.

soccerblog

No TrackBacks

TrackBack URL: http://www.soccerblog.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-t.cgi/3205.

Leave a comment

Offers

    Newsletter


    Solar Electric Light Fund


    Steel Pulse


    ABOUT SOCCERBLOG.com

    SoccerBlog.com is a fan-driven site founded by Christian and Shourin. Our goal is to cover the beautiful game and talk about some of the issues that may not be covered elsewhere. Since we aren't any good at playing, we decided to talk about soccer instead!


    THE $300 HOUSE

    Change the world with 300House.com. Join us today and make a difference >>


    Your Ad Here >>
    Contact: christian [at] christiansarkar [dot] com

About this Entry

This page contains a single entry by Anish published on February 13, 2008 5:31 PM.

Alberto Paloschi scores 18 seconds into his debut was the previous entry in this blog.

End of the road for Ronaldo? is the next entry in this blog.

Find recent content on the main index or look in the archives to find all content.