Travis BurhopTalks About Physical Education and

Obesity

Childhood obesity has become a global concern in recent times says, Travis Burhop a Physical Education expert at the University of California, and a mentor to youngsters educating them on the importance and joy of physical activity.

Why is this such an epidemic among our children today?

Obesity, creates serious complications to their overall health, which include, diabetes, high levels of cholesterol and blood pressure.

When these unhealthy habits manifest themselves in children, they grow up to be unhealthy adults as well, leading an unhealthy lifestyle.

Now is the time to turn this around and change things for the future and one main factor of achieving this is through physical education at school and healthy eating and exercise habits at home as well.

Parents should make sure to lead by example and make sure your children eat healthy and are physically active at school.

Encourage children to participate in sports, says Travis Burhop, a devoted and focused physical education instructor and a visionary who has changed lives with his knowledge.

Children need structure and a platform to fuel their energy, and sports can do that.

Keep children away from sugar and junk food. If you’re working and is a busy parent make sure to cook or pick up healthy meals for the entire family.

Besides eating healthy can also make you and your family feel energetic and rejuvenated as well.

Another element that paves its way towards childhood obesity is the lack of physical activities in a child’s day.

For instance, make sure the child participates in extra-curricular activities than being hooked on technology and video games. You can easily find a young child, opting for a video game as opposed to playing a sport.

Some schools give less prominence to physical education and more to academic excellence. But make no mistake, physical education can enhance and nurture a student’s academic performance drastically, as it teaches them to be physically active, focused, engaged and increase concentration and self confidence.

Physical education also enhances behavior, discipline, and social cohesion in children.

Awareness is all that is needed for physical education to bear fruit in our children and beat childhood obesity.