Child Fitness Toy - The Marauder of Monitors by Sensei J. Richard Kirkham B.Sc.
As a physical educator and martial arts instructor, I'm constantly concerned about the trend of children to spend more time with their faces buried in a game monitor than outside doing physical activities to help curb the 25% child obesity epidemic. I have found for my son a well known toy I put off buying him which I call the marauder of monitors....
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Child Fitness Toy - The Marauder of Monitors by Sensei J. Richard Kirkham B.Sc.
As a physical educator and martial arts instructor, I'm constantly concerned about the trend of children to spend more time with their faces buried in a game monitor than outside doing physical activities to help curb the 25% child obesity epidemic. I have found for my son a well known toy I put off buying him which I call the marauder of monitors....
Wheels on Heels
Yes!
The most popular brand name is Heelys. These shoes, with wheels
that could replace the heel section of Heel shoes are making my
son sweat!
They
started out at a cost of over $100.00, but have recently, as of
writing this article, dropped down to around $50.00.
It became a father - son activity
The
first thing my son and I did was to look for videos on line on how
the use the Heelys. We first found some on Youtube but then were
directed to the Heely website itself. We studied the videos
together, then we went outside to try them out.
I'd been trained as a spotter in gymnastics so I knew to
give my son as little help as possible. At first he held my arm
while I walked and he tried to keep his balance. Then he used a
wall. During this time period he'd also enjoy having me pull him
while we were walking around the mall or shopping at a store. He
wiped out a few times trying things on his own. The biggest
technique he had to learn was having one foot behind the other and
not side by side.
On His Own Now
He
doesn't need my help anymore but he enjoys having me pull him
around occasionally. I let him take his Heelys anywhere we go.
He's responsible for keeping the wheels in the same storage place
in his backpack along with the tools and heel plugs to replace the
wheels.
Even when we're walking somewhere or he's playing with his
friends he still gets more exercise by wearing the Heelys. He runs
to get momentum and glides along on the wheels one foot behind the
other.
Conclusion
In
this day and age of fast food, two or even three jobs and quite
often forgetting the purpose of a parent's life which is to give
their child and even better one, it's nice to have a tool as
parents to help fight the on going crush of obesity and shorter
life expectancy in children with a simple toy of shoes with wheels
on them.
Obviously, except your own responsibility for accidents,
see a physician blah blah blah, but if you've been putting off
getting your child Heelys for any reason, after seeing my son
sweat and exercise they now have my recommendation. Feel free to
visit my Health and Fitness section of my website for further
ideas on physical fitness and diet
http://kirkhamsebooks.com/HealthNFitness/
About the Author
J. Richard Kirkham graduated from Eastern Illinois University as a dual certified teacher, Physical Education and Special Education for Physical Education. He is the author of Tutoring and Positive Reinforcement Techniques and Methodology for all Parents and Teachers http://kirkhamsebooks.com/Education/RaisingYourChild_in.html and How to Exercise Throughout Your Day http://kirkhamsebooks.com/HealthNFitness/ExerciseEbook_pd.html
He's also a martial
arts instructor with over 30 years experience in martial arts
and self-defense . He has expertise in alternative teaching
methods and positive reinforcement methodology. He currently
resides in Honolulu with his wife Jan and son Rylan. Feel free to
visit Mr. Kirkham's website at http://KirkhamsEbooks.com
or you may email him at help@kirkhamsebooks.com.
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