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Turn
Off the TV Week: April
19-25, 2010
We’ve
heard the statistics...the average child spends more time in front of
the TV (1,023 hours) than in school (900 hours).
If you’re worried that your family spends too much time in
front of the TV, playing video games or chatting on line then join
Coulee Region Childhood Obesity Coalition members and become part of
the 3rd annual
Coulee
Region
Turn Off
the TV Challenge April
19th - 25th!
During this week, families are being challenged to turn off
their TVs and exercise their both minds and their bodies by finding
healthier alternatives. Rather than come home from school or work and
plunking down in front of the TV, coalition members are challenging
families to enjoy their free time by reading a book, going on a
picnic, walking or biking with a friend or listening (and dancing!) to
their favorite music. The
possibilities are limitless!
Turning off the TV, video games or computer frees up time to
spend with friends, family or enjoying favorite pastimes and helps
Coulee Region families stay healthy and strong. It’s a great way to
encourage healthy habits and build a healthy mind as well as a healthy
body.
To sign
up for the
Turn off the TV Challenge
download the instructions & logs by clicking on the appropriate log
below.
CHALLENGE
INSTRUCTIONS
LOG FOR
PRESCHOOL CHILD
LOG FOR
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGE CHILD
LOG FOR
TEENS, COLLEGE STUDENTS & ADULTS
Coulee
Region Walk to School Challenge:
October 4-8, 2010
Sponsored by the Coulee Region Childhood Obesity
Coalition, the goal of the week long challenge goal is to activate
Coulee Region kids’ lifestyles by encouraging them to regularly walk
or bike to school.
Why encourage your kids to walk or bike to
school? Children who walk
and bike to school are more apt to be physically fit and less prone to
overweight, they learn how to handle traffic safely, they help reduce
the family’s gas budget and they contribute to a cleaner environment
and improved air quality by reducing traffic volume near their school.
Children at participating schools receive a log
on which they note if they’ve walked or biked during the Challenge
week. At the end of the
week, the school with the highest proportion of walkers & bikers for
the week will win the coveted “Golden Shoe Award” for display at their
school during the 2010-11 school year.
Lost your log?
Download the copy below & be sure to record your school as well
as how you got to school on the log!
WALK TO SCHOOL CHALLENGE LOG
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