Yet more costly initiatives from the Department of Health are aiming to get lazy children off of their backside and moving around.<\/p>\n
Now they will be funding a team of ‘specially trained’ coaches such as teaching assistants and parents to motivate children into doing one hour of physical activity every week.<\/p>\n
Whilst many parents struggle to finance their child’s extra curricular activities by way of sport and dance, now the lazy will be targeted through activities such as break dancing, cheerleading, martial art, yoga or running.<\/p>\n
The programme will be targeting 20,000 kids between the ages of four and five and ten and eleven in 1,100 schools.<\/p>\n
Public Health Minister Gillian Merron said: “It’s vital that we help every child to get a decent amount of exercise if they are to avoid serious health problems.\u00a0 By being physically active now through play, games and sport, means children are far more likely to go on to be active, healthy adults.<\/p>\n
“Although childhood obesity is levelling off, the Government will do everything it can to support those children most at risk. Active Lifestyle Coaches will help these children find a fun way onto the right track.”<\/p>\n
Chopsy Baby said: \u201cIt’s about time parents got off their behinds and took a bit of responsibility for their own child’s fitness.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new Government report ‘Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: Two Years On’ just published found that a child’s first years are critical for developing behaviour allowing them to grow up a healthy weight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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