The Simple, Preventative Solution To Childhood Obesity That Doesn’t Require A Book
Here, in a nutshell, is the conceptual foundation for this simple, natural, functional, and infinitely measurable solution to the childhood obesity epidemic in this country. And if you understand it, you can probably figure out how to proceed to a successful end without ever reading the remainder of this book. Check it out.
Wall A, Wall B Story
Go into any school gym in the country and ask all the students who can perform at least one pull up to stand by wall A, and all those who can’t to stand by wall B. What you’ll then see is what I call The Great Fitness Divide, with all the relatively lean and strong students on wall A, and all the relatively overweight and weak students on wall B.
My conclusion? Start very young (grades K, 1, or 2) before most kids have a chance to gain too much excess weight, and teach them the ability to perform pull ups. Then make them understand that if they maintain their ability to perform pull ups, they’ll always be relatively lean and strong, and they’ll never be much overweight and weak, or experience the related problems. Isn’t it about time to teach all kids from sea to shining sea to Pull Their Own Weight?
The Book Is Unnecessary, But…
I want to say right up front that the case for implementing this strategy can, and has been made many times in the form of short essays or a stand alone articles. You don’t need to read an entire book to understand it. However since I and others have written a number of pieces on the subject, attacking and explaining it from various perspectives, I contend that a collection of these essays and articles will make an interesting and informative book for parents, educators, and health professionals who are tired of waiting for the experts to come up with a magic pill, and who want to stop childhood obesity in its tracks now with a simple and naturalistic solution…the ability to perform pull ups.
Because of the nature of the book, there will be some repetition and overlap in the following chapters. But if you read through them, I suggest that you’ll come out the other end with a thorough and practical understanding of this simple, functional, and preventative solution to the childhood obesity epidemic that you can implement with your own kids, or students with little time, expense, or hassle.
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