Gothamist: School Kids to Get "Fitnessgrams"

tien

Mon, 14 Mar 2005 17:38:47 -0500

sarah, that was the shuttle run. personally, i loved that one. i think others included push ups, sit ups, chin-ups, a 1600m run, a 50yd dash, and the standing long jump. there might have been another in there too.

Tim

Mon, 14 Mar 2005 17:32:40 -0500

I'm glad that most of us seem solidly opposed to a measure designed to mitigate, however slightly, a growing national health problem. When Medicare and Medicaid costs begin consuming the entirety of government budgets as we treat more and more people for obesity-related chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension, leaving no money for, say, schools, I for one will be greatly relieved we didn't contribute to anyone's body-image problems.

Kojak

Mon, 14 Mar 2005 17:21:06 -0500

"Ok Jimmy, lets look at your grades for this term. Lets see... You got an A in Math, Chemistry, Social Studies and a B in Spanish... Ohh but your a complete Lardass, sorry Jimmy, but I dont think you'll be able to get into Harvard with that mark on your record.”

Sarah

Mon, 14 Mar 2005 17:09:46 -0500

Yes, Sam! The Presidential Physical Fitness something something. We even had to do that thing where you do sprints and bend down to pick up a block, then run the other direction and drop it off, then run back and get another, etc. Wow. I don't miss that.

Jen

Mon, 14 Mar 2005 17:08:16 -0500

Are you thinking of the President's Council on Fitness? Remember during Bush senior's term, Arnold Schwarzeneggar was a spokesman. Now there's Denise Austin, Nomar Garciaparra, Emmitt Smith, and Marion Jones.

sam

Mon, 14 Mar 2005 16:54:57 -0500

at my elementary school in the midwest we did this fitness thing every quarter (or maybe every year?) where you were tested on sit-ups, push-ups, running a mile, etc. It was a national program and you got an award or something when you could do certain numbers/ times. Does anyone remember this? Does it still exist?

sp

Mon, 14 Mar 2005 16:27:46 -0500

instead of desks, they should have little treadmills that would generate electricity to power the school, solving two problems in one: increasing fitness of the students while reducing the operational costs of the schools.

MT

Mon, 14 Mar 2005 16:18:35 -0500

I think it's an awful idea! Kids today should get their body image problems from the glossies just like we did back in the good old days!