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PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND FITNESS EXERCISE: EQUIPMENT :
PLAYGROUNDS :
CHILDREN :
MEDICAL: CONDITIONS: OBESITY :
PREVENTION :
UNITED STATES: CITIES: WASHINGTON, D.C.
Fighting Childhood Obesity, One Playground at a Time
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Fighting Childhood Obesity, One Playground at a Time
By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel
August 12, 2015
Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/
fighting-childhood-obesity-one-playground-at-a-time/
2015/08/11/3ea583d4-3b7e-11e5-8e98-115a3cf7d7ae_story.html
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Palisades has one of the areas several fitness clusters, a type of
playground designed for kids to improve their balance, agility and
strength. These are not your average swing-and-slide sets; theyre more
like mini-military training grounds in crayon colors.
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Clusters vary in size and complexity but often feature at least six
components, including balance beams, parallel bars, sit-up benches and
chin-up bars. Unlike the raw wood and steel structures of my 1980s
childhood, clusters often come with protective coating to reduce injuries.
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Part of the recommendations for physical activity for kids is to not only
get aerobic activity, but muscle and strength activity, said Dawn Podulka
Coe, an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Recreation
and Sports Studies at the University of Tennessee. So monkey bars, where
theyre holding their bodyweight .?.?. anything where theyre loading the
muscle and the bones is going to help strengthen them.
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Playgrounds have had some iteration of fitness clusters for decades. Lynne
Vanderveer of PlayPower said the company introduced its Miracle Junior
Challenge Course, a 13-station obstacle course, in the 1970s. Landscape
Structures out of Minnesota rolled out its first cluster in 1991 and has
since sold hundreds of units across the country, according to product
manager Jill Dunning-Harris.
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Coe of the University of Tennessee said clusters have become especially
popular across the country as communities have grown concerned about
childhood obesity.
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Nearly 1 in 3 children in America is overweight or obese, triple the
proportion of 30 years ago, according to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention. During that time, schools have cut back on gym classes and
after-school sports, making public parks and recreation centers a critical
resource for physical activity.
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Although playgrounds have always been a good place for such activity, Coe
said, today there is more of a focus on using the equipment to improve
core strength and balance, which is key to fundamental motor skills such
as running and jumping.
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