Obese children getting free gym memberships
Categories: Healthy Kids, Diet & Weight Loss, Nutrition & Supplements
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South Korea has seen the obesity rate of children triple in the last three years, and the country isn't content to sit back and watch that number grow along with the children's waistlines. The country is planning to offer money to schools whose students' BMI indicate obesity.The students won't be able to use that money for more sweets. Instead, the schools will give the students vouchers that can only be used in particular places, like, apparently, the gym.
You might wonder why the government wants to pay schools with unhealthily heavy students -- I know I did. According to the ministry, childhood obesity-related costs to the government and the economy in 2006 were $2 trillion (yes, with a "t"), so giving the schools money to fight this trend is truly cost effective. What do you think?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Andre Muscat 10-03-2008 @ 3:25PM
This idea is just sooo lame......I do understand the needs to stop an epidemic of obesity, however what about the children who are actually making an effort to remain fit. There should be a challenge -> reward system in place whereby set challenges are set by accredited professionals registered with the goverment who would work to set appropriate rewardable challenges for these children. You do not change your lifestyle by just giving people a gym membership. It is quite a lot more than that......and the reward should be : remain fit, and you retain your free membership. As is now "Get fit, and then start paying......hehe for getting fit......"
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