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Two weight educate abo D.. DITi 1/ "J mi/* IV. V.U9DI f( Staff writer tl Two cxcrcisc and weight management programs this s' fall are intended to make young people feel good about themselves rather than to simply slim them down. n "We are pushing for a healthy-fit person," said Dr. v Dianne Ward, director of the "Fitteens" and "Good- _ bodies" programs. The programs are developed to educate young people of all ages and sizes about weight control and overall a fitness. However, most applicants are overweight, female and troubled about their present physical condition. s Joyce Hinson, a nurse at the Columbia Pediatrics d Association, thoroughly supports these programs. g "The need has been there a long time; it's a great and dynamic idea," she said. "Now is the time to start with rhilHr<?n " Hincnii coin The rise of childhood obesity has been a major concern ? and a contributing factor to the founding of the program. In the past 20 years there has been a 50 percent increase in childhood obesity and a 39 percent rise among n adolescents. q Today an estimated one out of four pre-pubcscents are tl obese. Many of the participants in the programs are obese, but r< ^ Ward said they are for "any young girl interested in ti weight management who feels unhappy physically and it needs assurances about her weight." "We emphasize health and physical confidence for all f< girls," Ward said. "Girls are generally more sensitive and g have more stress on them for being skinny." tl "We train them to get their weight down, but p moreover, to actually be fit and contcnt with thp rpcnitc " she said. Goodbodies is targeted toward children between the si ages of 7 and 11. It is suggested especially for overweight children and those who have a history of inactivity or b weight problems in their families. it Family contact between the directors and their nutri- ti tionist is encouraged, but Ward said it depends on the li parents' willingness to become involved. One of the innovations of Goodbodies is the "Two Bite c Program," where club members take two bites of the Before m service y 1 j ?W*^-^v~Ef a i JnH Hi:.' faBfe 1 5 ^ 'j*?? fty I ~~T'~r:;--~-_--Jv'7~\ p^zi^JJLJ-^TLzr" ~_-.^ JB& r?r ~ i "^ *fl 4\' ^HBnK^ MWIMl 1 *v ';;%'?iH3Spife HHhIH WBaPi wMMMMagaMMWHWR * programs iU ?ut obesity M| 3od of the day in class. Based on an all-or-none concept, ic child must try the two bites of the food, whether it is weei oiueoerry mumns or squash. Ward said many young people are picky eaters and eat lany yellow and white foods. This excess and lack of ariety often leads to unhealthy weight gain, she said. * 'Girls are generally more sensitive nd have more stress on them for being kinny. We train them to get their weight lown, but moreover, to actually be fit nd content with the results." Dr. Dianne Ward Exercise program director The Fitteens program, for ages 12 to 17, is for a laturer audience and applies more sophisticated techniues. Sharon Jumper, a Fitteens instructor, said it ic nn tr? le students to use the information they are given. The instructors give an activity contract to students to l^j 11 icord their daily exercise schedule. Fitteens meets three V5?# I \ mes a week, but the American Heart Association recom- |Xl \ \ lends exercising four days. Both programs furnish their participants with diet inarmation including instruction of the four basic food \r\? roups and correct serving sizes. Instructors demonstrate le nutritional value differences between foods like otato chips and Red Delicious apples. The other focus of the program is exercise. "Exercise is so important. It is the genuine root to a aund body and mind," Jumper said. One of the goals is to have children recognize poor daily ehavior that leads to a lack of productivity. Suggestions lclude: biking or walking to school, more weekend acvities and trips, and changing from a passive to an active $??& festyle. Ward said people must become conscious of the "slow rosion of society" causing the excess of today's See "Program," page 4 you choose a k , take a close lo< BIB KEt^KSBIII ^Wi &O.A "? 11 - ' v " ' - ; ?- ^M'"-1"-.'-,'^ ;'~ - - ? "'j:~x-"tl?? - c .?jL^,l^~' 7 ~=-T _ ~ -J f_ .-"j - ''~3 ' V' j_"i -"f"-/ '''"..J < -$$? wBp, ^BBr -7-'J *- XS7^ tr f -ef-? :;' ' w&$y Jfl ,/' . ^ I |^hb9sPP^ Bl." ip ^fim; ?r^^ fl Hw^'JI l ^"" ' i ^ * '*" ." 1 . ' ' . 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