The First Lady was recently in Philadelphia to promote this worthwhile cause. You can watch Action News' report on her visit here.
According to Let's Move's website, childhood obesity rates tripled over the past 30 years!
This got me thinking. There must be some kids out there who could show others that exercising is not only healthy, but fun.
Surprisingly, that got me thinking even more (I know, very rare). I started pondering about some big event going on these past few weeks in Vancouver. I can't recall the name of it, but why does Canada get to have all the fun?
Plus, I thought even more! Even more!
Winter is almost over (couldn't come any sooner) and spring will be here before you know it - this is called the Vernal Equinox and that is always something to celebrate.
So when you combine exercising, that thing in Vancouver, and the Vernal Equinox, what do you get?
You get the 1st Annual Backstage with Brock Vernal Equinox Games!
We visited Lee Zimmerman's strength training program in Philadelphia where kids and some tough adults held nothing back to prove they had what it took to take the gold!
Of course, no gold was given, but giant tires were flipped.
So, see for yourself that some youngsters in our area are indeed following the First Lady's words and showing that motivation and determination pay off.
For more information on Let's Move: http://www.letsmove.gov/
For more information on Lee Zimmerman's strength training program: http://www.rafaelgomez.net/premier/strenghttraining.html
For more information on the Vernal Equinox: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/equinoxes.php
