‘Cobb school blazes trail in promoting students’ health’

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Georgia is currently ranked number 2 in the nation for childhood obesity–but thanks to parents like Natalie Rogers and school principals like Martha Whalen, students at Sope Creek elementary now receive an extra 20-30 minutes of physical activity, everyday before beginning with their academic coursework. Rogers, a fitness enthusiast, worked together with the school’s P.E. teacher to create cardio routines for the students. The program is not madatory but the added minutes of physical activity has helped to improve students’ attention spans and students now take less time to complete their work. Rogers also worked to improve to the school’s lunch menu. The additional physical activity time at Sope Creek is an example of a low cost program, that is not difficult to implement. Therefore, public health officials believe that it offers a model that other schools across the state can implement.

http://www.georgiahealthnews.com/2012/03/cobb-school-blazes-trail-promoting-students-health/