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Topic: Childhood Obesity News - Schools finding unique ways to get kids to be more active - Schenectady Gazette

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In the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District, a $98,700 grant from the federal government was used to buy equipment for each of the districtâs five school buildings. Students race the clock or one another as a computer directs them to touch the correct spot on the board with their hand, foot or a thrown ball. After each boy had a turn at the wall, they ran to the middle of the gym and did five push-ups before returning to the line for another try at the wall. The alliance includes the National Association for Sport and Physical Education and the School Nutrition Foundation, according to the site. An estimated 17 percent of children and adolescents from ages 2 to 19 are overweight, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which has declared childhood obesity a national epidemic. In the Amsterdam City School District, high school Principal Gavin Murdoch said a fitness trail built along the perimeter of athletic fields offers students and others a workout by going through eight stations. Read Childhood Obesity

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