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Free Hi-Tec Football and Other Stuff By Joining A Make Kids Fit Club (Daily Mirror)
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JUNK food and sitting around playing computer games and watching TV makes it far easier for today's youngsters to pile on the pounds. That's why we are setting up the Your Life Fit Kids Club.
It is part of the Daily Mirror's Let's Battle Obesity campaign, launched earlier this week, which calls on the government, supermarkets and food manufacturers to take seriously their responsibilities towards keeping the nation fit.
In our battle with the bulge, children are most at risk. One in 10 youngsters is now classed as overweight, and one in 25 is obese - that's fat enough for their health to suffer.
It is part of the Daily Mirror's Let's Battle Obesity campaign, launched earlier this week, which calls on the government, supermarkets and food manufacturers to take seriously their responsibilities towards keeping the nation fit.
In our battle with the bulge, children are most at risk. One in 10 youngsters is now classed as overweight, and one in 25 is obese - that's fat enough for their health to suffer.
Obesity is linked with heart disease, cancer, strokes, high blood pressure and weak bones. In 2002, the first cases of obesity-related type 2 diabetes were diagnosed in kids as young as 12.
It can also lead to emotional problems like being bullied at school and depression.
But it's one thing telling your kids to eat fruit - and another getting them to take any notice. That's where the Your Life Fit Kids Club comes in.
Launching today and with monthly updates, it will provide all the advice you need to help your kids eat healthily and be physically active.
As a taster of what's to come, we've kicked off by outlining the main food and exercise battles all parents have to face - and how to successfully deal with them.
By tackling the obesity time bomb TOGETHER we can ensure a brighter, healthier future for all our children.
What your kids will get
A fantastic Hi-Tec football (www.hi-tec.com/uk).
A fun wall chart to track eating and exercise habits.
The chance to work out with a top celebrity.
Monthly updates and tips on healthy eating and exercise.
The opportunity to become our Fit Kid Of The Month - with the chance to win cash prizes and sports equipment.
A way to share their experiences with other teens about being overweight, the challenge of getting fit, and tips on how to achieve it.
Fitness questions answered by our experts.
SIGN UP TODAY
YOUR Life Fit Kids Club is open to anyone under 18. Get your children to email [EMAIL="fitkids@mirror.co.uk"]fitkids@mirror.co.uk[/EMAIL] with their name, address and age.
Alternatively they can write to Your Life Fit Kids Club, PO Box 6870, 1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5BT.
We will send a free football and colour wallchart about healthy living in the post, and we'll include details of when to look for regular club updates in the Daily Mirror. Don't delay - give your kids the chance of a healthier future.
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thanks- just signed DS up :TI don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
RIP POOCH 5/09/94 - 17/09/070 -
Thanks Kipper, my son loves football, so perfect for him!!!!0
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Thanks, my 3 need to get off the sofa and get outside!!If you don't have something nice to say don't bother saying anything at all.0
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lol! I love how they say that kids watch too much tv, and they need to go outside and get fit... and halfway down the page there's an advert for the free kids dvd's they'll be giving away with this weekends paper!
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Thanks, I've signed my son up.When I say 'I', that can mean 'we' or even 'he' :rolleyes:0
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Thanks, have signed up for both my son's0
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thanks dd just signed up, she loves football0
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thanks have signed up for the little unMan who stands on toilet is high on pot. - Old chinese proverb.0
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Gonna gratuitously bump this one up and I think getting our kids active is a good thing....and a free football is a bit of a bonus
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thanks kips0
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