National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

I workout so I can beat the kids in a sack race 😛 #philiplooneyfit #colatownfit #columbiasc #sodacity via @ebonylooney

A video posted by Philip Looney (@philiplooneyfit) on Sep 6, 2015 at 6:29pm PDT

September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.  Did you know that 21.5% of children aged 10-17 are obese in South Carolina? That’s no. 2 in the nation. What can you do?  Help the children in your life be active and healthy.  Here are a few ideas:

1. Get the kids together to play at the park.  Try a sack race (see above), kick ball, anything that gets them out and moving.
2. Instead of keeping candy around the house, keep fruits like grapes, apples, and bananas to snack on.
3. Limit screen time: Keep screen time (time spent on the computer, watching TV, or playing video games) to 2 hours or less a day.