"Today's kids may be the first generation in history to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents".
This shocking prediction, made by U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona, may be the result of the current trend of childhood obesity. Despite the efforts of many agencies and organizations to emphasize and encourage healthy lifestyles, statistics tell us that more children are obese, inactive, and leading unhealthy lifestyle than a generation ago.
Kids’ fitness is a major concern today with several kids becoming overweight or even obese by the time they reach their teenage years. Over 40% of the kids in the US are believed to be overweight. Even though obesity is often believed to be because of genetic factors or because of over-eating, lack of proper exercise is also a major reason for obesity among children. There is an imbalance between activity and diet that causes even children who eat normally to put on excessive weight. Obesity is determined by calculating the body mass index, which is the ratio between the height and the weight. A BMI between 17 and 23 is considered healthy. Anything higher than this is considered to be obesity.
It is the mission of the Make A Leap Fitness Foundation to provide community-based wellness opportunities for both adults and children to be healthy, fit and physically active. Our goal and driving purpose of our programs is to eliminate obesity, heart disease and to improve the fitness and lifestyles of our clients.
Our Vision
It is the goal of the Make A Leap Fitness Foundation to provide fitness, strength, sports and nutrition programs to both adults and children in underprivileged areas. Our programs are designed to enhance the empowerment of adults and children, both physically and emotionally, through the discipline of exercise and healthy eating. We believe that active lifestyles and nutritional education will help prevent and lower health problems; like obesity and heart disease.