Michelle Obama showed off her hula-hooping skills October 21 at the White House, in an attempt to highlight the importance of a healthy lifestyle.
The White House lawn hosted children for a “healthy kids fair” to talk about eating right and getting exercise. One in three American children is overweight, which could cause a serious health problem for the nation in years to come, Mrs. Obama said. “None of us wants that for our children and for our children’s futures,” she said.
The first lady also spoke about the Healthier U.S. School Challenge, a program designed to encourage schools to eliminate junk food, provide healthier food options and find ways to incorporate more physical activity into students’ days. Perhaps this will be an incentive for some of the schools – Michelle Obama promised to visit some of the challenge participants.
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Jitendra Kaushal
22 October 2009 at 18:43 EDT
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Impressive.
marketing mix
Location: http://4marketingps.blogspot.com/
22 October 2009 at 19:44 EDT
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Michelle sure knows how to bust some moves…
I think what they are doing is great, and kids need all the posotive encouragement they can get.
Ravinder kumar
Location: New Delhi.
23 October 2009 at 11:06 EDT
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It was as nice of her as concern because she is a mother and no body can take the place of mother for children. Yes, healthy lifestyle is necessary to maintain and we therefore need to check the invasion of food with discrimination where one’s free palate of intake comes into the picture without control and those are children basically who have to be motivated at the parents level as well as at the institutional level.
Food going over the body is a curse for the genetics of bodies to absorb and genetics are never the same in all bodies. It is indeed great on the part of the first lady of America to show concern that one in three American children is overweight and those who are not should remain with hula hoping and show a path for the obese so that obese inwardly become conscious to get back to maintain their natural balance of bodies where obesity symptoms are of borderline under neglect and not genetic affecting the natural immune systems as disease.
Basically a child’s build up even of genetic shortcomings if handled carefully by the adults can be normal with proper attention given to them at the right time on their state of infancy or growing but that is often seen as a neglect because it goes un noticed with total dependence on health care where doctors come into the picture when it is too late? Well, that is an aspect although it escapes minds but must be kept in mind both at the parents and institutional levels where education for children also stays conscious with health of the children with healthy norms on food. I think that is where the lady Michelle Obama stands with her godly effort on it. That’s all.
Tiger
Location: Calicut India
24 October 2009 at 23:43 EDT
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Fitness is very important. The future of a nation depends on what its next gen can do. It is sad to know that 1 out of three aren’t fit… it is the same everywhere else. Fitness should be one of the most important things to focus on
Stella Williams
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
25 October 2009 at 07:17 EDT
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What a TREAT this is to read, watch and assured that the 44th President and his beautiful wife are keeping their promise. They are both “Promise Keepers”. Thank God for this family.
It is hoped that more parents will take a cue and ensure that their family is healthy and doing well. There are too many lazy people out there bringing children into the world and making them grow into fat people. take a cue from the 44th President and his family and you will be happy you did.
Thanks Mitchelle and you look wonderful.
abang ajijia
Location: abuja - Nigeria
26 October 2009 at 08:44 EDT
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Health is wealth they say, and what the Obamas are doing is to show a sense of responsibility. showing example by doing it yourself first before telling others.we are happy you are doing it and you look just wonderful. keep it up
Onyebuchi Ezinna
Location: Maiduguri,Nigeria
27 October 2009 at 11:59 EDT
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First lady ,i can agree with your kind initaitve of inculcating the positive attitude of eating the right food and daily excercise habit to the youths of not only america but the world at large, weldone and God’s wisdom is all i ask to be given to you so as to continue in your people oriented goodwill messages across the globe that will impact a positive change in our world,thanks, Ezinna,Nigeria
hachemi lounes
Location: algeria boumerdes
4 November 2009 at 16:05 EST
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السلام عليكم …انا مع اوباما و زوجته وانتمنا لهما عهدة رائدة وحافلة بكل ما تصبوا اليه الانسانية من الامن ومحاربة للجوع…واتمن له ايهدا او يطفئ النار التي اشعلوها الاغبياء بكل بصيرة وحكمة انا مع اوباما وشكرا .
hachemi lounes
Location: H-L
4 November 2009 at 16:18 EST
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I am deeply in the world and in the center of the secret and I want U.S. officials to focus on compassion for the vulnerable …thanks.