Comments for UL study: more than half of La. school children overweight at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 4 out of 4 comments http://www.theind.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:06:53 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6105-ul-study-more-than-half-of-la-school-children-overweight#comment-7310 Exactly, Morrow. I remember being in grade school in the early 90's, we had the Presidential Physical Fitness tests. Some students made the Presidential list if they made the required level for mile run, pull ups, sit ups, etc., some made a 2nd level, and many others received no awards. But in this day and age, how dare you not award a child if they at least complete the test! Simple completion should be the only requirement to get a reward or trophy, not a slightly challenging minimal time or rep number. - Cajunrunner Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:28:21 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6105-ul-study-more-than-half-of-la-school-children-overweight#comment-7309 I thought it would be more. - Media Bias Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:16:07 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6105-ul-study-more-than-half-of-la-school-children-overweight#comment-7300 Waayyy back in the olden days, say around the late '60s and early 70s, physical education took place EVERY DAY, for at least 50 mins. How the heck do you think we survived? AND the first 6 wks and the last 6 wks were dedicated to "The President's Council on Fitness Program" or whatever the heck it was called. I believe it was implemented during the Kennedy administration. A student ran, jumped, threw and then was measured and measured again at the end of the year and you had to do better than at the beginning of the year. THAT MOTIVATED THE TEACHERS, COACHES AND STUDENTS. Now, PE is treated as if it were a botheration, every other day for maybe or 1/2 hr. My kids can't nearly run or bicycle like we did when we were young. Its pretty easy to figure out. More movement. I DO appreciate that kids are learing more sports than we did. There are many good ideas out there and there are some really good old ones that could be brought back. The firs step is to make fitness a priority again. - Morrow Sat, 24 Apr 2010 08:40:24 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6105-ul-study-more-than-half-of-la-school-children-overweight#comment-7291 Well, if you guys at theind would stop promoting all the restaurants maybe we could lose some weight. - Joe Eyjafjallajokull Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:45:08 +0100