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President Challenge
Won't you Join Us?
Chí’s
Martial Arts teams up with The President's Challenge to Help Our
Children and Adults Get Active and Fit in May
May has been designated by the President as National
Physical Fitness and Sports Month. This year, Chí’s Martial
Arts has joined with the President's Council on Physical Fitness
and Sports to challenge Lindenhurst residents to improve their
health and to get active and fit for the month of May.
Chí’s Martial Arts has launched a special program for children
called the Martial Arts Kidz Fitness for Life Program. Children
and Adults alike can earn points for being active and are rewarded
with special awards from the President's Council on Physical
Fitness and Chí’s Martial Arts.
The recent Surgeon General's
Report on Physical Activity and Health clearly documents the
benefits of regular physical activity to the health of adults and
youth alike. Because Martial Arts is a major type of activity in
which youth and adults are involved, it can be considered a
valuable method of promoting good health. Sports that are
considered to be "lifetime" in nature are especially
important in meeting national health objectives. In March of 1997
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published
"Guidelines for Schools and Communities for promoting
Lifelong Physical Activity." The guidelines note the benefits
of regular physical activity in childhood and adolescence:
improves strength and endurance, helps build healthy bones and
muscles, helps control weight, reduces anxiety and stress,
increases self-esteem, and may improve blood pressure and
cholesterol levels. Martial Arts can provide training for a lifetime of
enjoyment; it is an activity that never gets boring and something
that the whole family can do together.
Look
to your health; and if you have it, praise God and value it next
to conscience; for health is the second blessing that we mortals
are capable of, a blessing money can’t buy.
Izaak
Walton
According
to Lynn Swann , chairman
of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports,
which
started
National Physical Activity and Sports Month in 1983,
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American elementary school children are now being diagnosed with
type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. Once thought of as only
adult diseases, they have trickled into our homes and schools. We
are not giving enough attention to our children's daily nutrition
and physical activity.
In
the past two decades the proportion of children and teens in
America who are overweight or obese has tripled. Nine million kids
are carrying excess weight, with millions more at serious risk.
Television
and computer games have taken the place of physical activity for
many American children. And kids are playing more football on
their PlayStation then they are on their playground.
If
the trend continues, this generation of school children may be the
first in modern times to have a shorter life expectancy than their
parents. Twenty minutes of vigorous physical activity three
times a week, such as martial arts, have added health
benefits." Swann says.
Swann says, " President Bush is
asking all Americans to do a little bit of what he does every day.
His commitment to physical activity is well known. He's an avid
runner and works out in a gym regularly despite a demanding
schedule."
Students of Chí's Martial Arts receive Award from Mayor Brennen
Study links kids' obesity to bullying risk
By Lindsey Tanner
The Associated Press
CHICAGO
— Overweight adolescents are more likely than normal-weight
children to be victims and perpetrators of bullying, a study
found, bolstering evidence that being fat endangers emotional as
well as physical health.
The
results of a study of 5,749 Canadian youngsters echo data from
British research and follow a U.S. study published last year in
which obese children rated their quality of life as low as that of
young cancer patients because of teasing and weight-related health
problems.
The
new findings underscore the importance of enlisting teachers and
schools in the fight to prevent and treat obesity in children,
said lead author Ian Janssen, an obesity researcher at Queens
University in Kingston, Ontario.
"Anybody's
who's ever been on a playground would know" that overweight
children are among those who get picked on, Janssen said, adding
that in some cases, that may lead the youngsters to become bullies
themselves
Cleveland
child psychologist Sylvia Rimm, author of "Rescuing the
Emotional Lives of Overweight Children," said bullying
perpetuates the problem because it isolates the children, and
"the only thing left for overweight kids is food and
television," she said.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2001918312_bully03.html
http://www.cp.org/english/online/full/family/030413/U041314AU.html
Martial Art Schools are perfectly suited for providing
a solution to this challenge and stand uniquely poised in our
community to give help that cannot be found in any other activity.
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Martial
Art Schools are perfectly suited to provide a solution for this
challenge and stand uniquely poised in our community to give help
that cannot be found in any other activity.
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Martial
Arts training programs provide ample exercise to get our children
in shape and maintain a healthy level of physical fitness
throughout their entire life.
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Martial
Arts Programs are extremely appealing to children and an exciting
and fun way to get children to exercise
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Martial
Arts has been teaching underlying principles of self-discipline
for hundreds of years. Self-discipline is the essential element
needed for these children to take control of their diet and
positively impact how they spend their time. This is exactly the
kind of problem we have been solving for hundreds of years.
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Martial
Arts can provides wonderful role models for children
Martial Arts teach kids how to deal with bullies
both physically and mentally.
Dear students and parents:
To show our commitment to our student’s physical condition, we
are joining with the TOP 200 martial arts schools in the country
and participating in the Karate Kidz Fitness For Life Program.
This program will work side by side with the Presidents’
Challenge and provide your child with awards for attending classes
on a regular basis to achieve a high level of physical fitness on
a national level.
We are participating in this program as part of a our commitment
to your child’s personal development and as a means of teaching
them the importance of sustaining a high level of fitness
throughout their lives in order to enjoy a healthy, happy and
productive life style.
This is how it works:
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Open
your web browser and go to www.presidentschallenge.com
to learn how the program works.
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Select
the appropriate age group for your child and click on the choice.
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Click
on Sign Me Up.
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Enter
the required information in the appropriate fields. Our particular
group is Chí’s Martial Arts and our Group ID 27209.
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Every
time your child takes a class at Chí’s Martial Arts, log on to
the site and record the activity and length of time of the class
to earn points towards their final score.
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Our
school will be awarding certificates, patches (which can be
displayed on your uniform) and awards in recognition of our
students achievements here at the school for points earned
starting at 20,000, 45,000 and then at 80,000.
It's
time for change. Not since the founding of the President's Council
on Physical Fitness and Sports in 1956 has there been such a great
need for leaders take a stand on the nation's health.
Please help us in our quest to attain the
highest level of physical fitness possible for our entire student
body and for yourself. Participate in the challenge and enjoy a
healthier, happier and more productive lifestyle, you’ll be glad
you did.
Yours
Truly,
Charles
R. Chí
Owner
/ Master Instructor and participant in the Presidents’ Challenge
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