The most intelligent, simple and economical childhood obesity prevention machine on planet Earth
The two most important factors in the plague of childhood obesity that stalks children in our country and in other countries are nutrition and exercise. But in a modern world brimming with Big Macs, curly fries, milkshakes, sodas, candy bars, cookies, ice cream, and sugary cereals, just to name a few, how can anyone know for sure if their children are being tempted? antinutritional drugs that pollute the world or reject them?
In a world where we take our kids to school and back instead of expecting them to walk, a world that truly abounds with little tech robots ranging from video games to IPODs, TVs, MP3 players, and cell phones complete with a built-in video camera. Designed to attract, if not demand, and attract the attention of children, how does one ensure that their children are getting enough exercise to avoid obesity?
Complicated, confusing, overwhelming, unless…
It all seems so complicated. It all seems so confusing. It all seems almost overwhelming to many parents (and teachers) until they recognize that there really is an extremely simple, safe, and inexpensive (dare I say cheap?) solution to the whole tricky dilemma.
In fact, you can buy one of these incredibly simple solutions at K-Mart, Wal-Mart, or Costco for as little as $10 to $15. It requires almost no space, almost no time, and being a rocket scientist is not a prerequisite for knowing how this little contraption works. In fact, I have personally seen kindergartners handle one of these babies with the greatest of ease.
The technical name is…
The technical name of this wonderful little machine for the prevention of childhood obesity is “LIFT BAR”. Generally speaking, it is a round chrome pipe that is designed to be locked onto the top of a door at home or at school. In fact, this particular location is so common that many of these machines are actually called “DOOR BARS.”
The trick is to use it
Once locked into position, there are no moving parts. This means that the maintenance cost of this machine is next to nothing and it is likely to last for decades, maybe longer. Like most exercise equipment, the real trick with a LIFTING BAR is actually using it. In other words, if you become a dust collector or a clothes hanger, your chances of preventing childhood obesity are less than your chances of winning the lottery, maybe worse.
How do you tell me what I need to know?
“That’s all well and good,” you say, “but how the hell is that little SLEEP BAR going to tell me, any parent or teacher if a child is eating poorly or not getting enough exercise?” The answers to those questions are actually quite simple.
For example, let’s say you start young, helping your child learn to do push-ups when he starts kindergarten, and by the end of the school year you’ve learned how to do five of them. Now, if that kid starts stocking up on candy and soda, chips and pizza instead of fruits and vegetables, he’ll gain weight and her performance will drop.
When one goes up the other goes down
In other words, if you eat poorly, the workload (your own body weight) on the pull-up bar will increase. When that happens, your child’s ability to perform pull-ups will start to drop from 5 to 4 and 4 to 3, etc. And if they eat too poorly, then soon they will not be able to do any kind of pull-ups. In fact, for years it has been common knowledge among physical educators that children who are obese can never do push-ups and that children who can do push-ups are never obese.
On the other hand, if your child focuses on good eating habits, minimizes the bad stuff, and adds some regular practice a couple of times a week, they will most likely get stronger and their performance will increase to a 6, 7, or 8. repetitions. instead of decreasing. The performance gains she sees directly reflect a lower percentage of body fat, and vice versa.
The pull-up bar knows it.
With that being the case, there’s absolutely no question that the all-knowing pull-up bar knows whether or not your child is eating well, and lets them know in no uncertain terms by increasing or decreasing their performance levels. In other words, the pull-up bar pays for good eating habits with automatic performance gains. It also punishes bad eating habits with automatic performance losses. Talk about smart.
If you’ve read this far, it won’t be hard for you to tell that the exercise aspect of this scenario is very similar to the nutritional aspect. That is, the pull-up bar pays for regular practice with automatic performance gains and punishes lack of practice with automatic performance losses.
What’s more, the pull-up bar pays for your kids to walk to and from school, run and play at recess, play some soccer with friends after school, because all of these activities burn calories, repel excess of weight and in the end, a pull-up bar pays for two things. It pays for a participant to be relatively strong and light, and the feedback happens automatically every time you grab the bar and see how many times you can physically pull your own weight.
Smarter, simpler, cheaper
If your performance increases, you are doing things right. If it decreases, it’s a sure sign that it’s time to make some adjustments to your eating and/or exercise habits. A smarter, simpler, less expensive childhood obesity prevention machine would be extremely hard to imagine. And today, smarter, simpler, and cheaper are wonderfully good qualities. You do not agree?