Get moving and set the example
Published 8:00 pm, Sunday, May 2, 2004
Wednesday marks the ACES With-a-Friend event. ACES stands for All Children Exercising Simultaneously. It
Get moving and set the example
Published 8:00 pm, Sunday, May 2, 2004
Wednesday marks the ACES With-a-Friend event. ACES stands for All Children Exercising Simultaneously. It's a program designed to bring attention to he importance of life-long physical activity. Part of National Fitness Week, the ACES With-a-Friend event is set up for students to invite a family member or friend to join them and their fellow students in physical activity at the school that day.
Sponsored by the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, Health and Sports as well as Farm Bureau Insurance, participants in Wednesday's ACES program at Greene with get moving to popular tunes as they dance, and they will walk or jog a mile around the track.
As obesity soars in our country - among children as well as adults - it's crucial we put an emphasis on the importance of physical activity. Just as important as it is to make physical activity fun for our kids, as adults we need to serve as an example. So even if you aren't headed to an official ACES event Wednesday, why not make it a starting point for incorporating physical activity into your family's routine? You'll be setting a great example for your kids and creating quality time with them. What could be better than that?