Posted on 13 May 2011.
He should know. For 32 years, Taylor worked at the Boys and Girls Club in Lakeland. Many of the kids that went to Taylor?s center were sent by their parents, who also attended the club.
?The kids today are more into video games than in the past,? Taylor said. ?In the past, the kids were doing more physical activities.?
That is why Taylor joined a new venture called Let?s Move Health and Fitness (LMHF). The first project of Let?s Move Health and Fitness will be the get Fit Jam, a day filled with fun, free activities for kids and parents Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Kathleen High School.
The activities are for kids ages 4 and older. Local area coaches have joined with LMHF to instruct the kids in football, baseball, basketball, soccer, volleyball and golf. there also will be a step clinic and a fitness boot camp.
Some of the people leading the activities include former NFL player Ronnie Ghent; former MLB player and current Kathleen baseball coach Alan Mills; Bartow basketball coach Terrence McGriff and former Florida Southern basketball standout Corey Tumer.
There will be other games, contests and prizes throughout the day.
?We want to get kids in different sports and activities,? said LMHF President Michele Taylor, who is not related to Mike. ?We want them to be open to try different things. Maybe they will develop a passion for it and can grow into it. We want them to stop watching television and start developing skills to do things.?
The Let?s Move venture was inspired by first Lady Michelle Obama?s Let?s Move campaign, whose goal is to reduce the childhood obesity rate to just five percent by 2030. according to the Let?s Move website, nearly one in three children in America are overweight or obese.
After hearing Obama speaking about the issue,
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