Exercise and Limited TV Time Keeps Kids Trim

re: Exercise and Limited TV Time Keeps Kids Trim

stoic — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:10:49 GMT

from the depths of misty memory, "kill your tv"...didn't people used to say that, lol.....

re: Exercise and Limited TV Time Keeps Kids Trim

BeeGirl — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:03:59 GMT

When I was a kid our mothers rarely drove us anywhere, not even to school.
We usually walked or biked: occasionally, if time was an issue and it was over 5 miles, to the beach for instance, we would hitchhike (shhh, don't tell) or take the bus, which still required a lot of walking.
I don't see that anymore.

re: Exercise and Limited TV Time Keeps Kids Trim

paulabob — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:44:30 GMT

The problem is that parents don't want to hear this. Believe me, limiting tv/game time is something I do, and it's a lot more work than allowing your children full access.

It requires parenting!

I like my neighbor's solution, which is to lock up the game systems during the school week (literally, in a safe). You can see her children (and teens) outside every single day.

re: Exercise and Limited TV Time Keeps Kids Trim

david — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:56:30 GMT

Truly amazing....!!
..and I was just thinking that a couple of McS... burgers, a can or two of Cola and a doughnut whilst watching some intellectual , unbiased TV for six hours would have made me fit, healthy and slim....
....And we are more intelligent than the rest of the animal kingdom...
..yeh, right.

re: Exercise and Limited TV Time Keeps Kids Trim

Islander — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:59:48 GMT

Look, folks! More study results from the Foundation for Publication of the Obvious!