In a unique attempt toward the fight against childhood obesity, children in the United States are going to exercise for ten continuous hours on Thursday, September 30, 2015 in the seventh annual Exercise US, or Exercise United States day. September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. As stated in US News & World Report referring to the Exercise US program - - “In a unique attempt to fight childhood obesity and cuts being made to school physical education programs, elementary, middle, and high schools from New York to Hawaii and Alaska have signed on to a newfangled "fitness relay" event.”

For example, at 8:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) during the first time slot of this program, schools on the east coast will start to exercise. These schools will exercise for 15 continuous minutes, ending at 8:15 a.m. Promptly at 8:15 a.m., new schools will begin to exercise until 8:30 a.m. Then at 8:30 a.m., more schools will start exercising and conclude at 8:45 a.m. This pattern will continue for 10 hours, finishing with schools on the US West coast at 3:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). In total, there 40 potential time slots that schools can sign up for during the 10 hours of the event.

Len Saunders, a physical education teacher in New Jersey, and author of Keeping Kids Fit (LaChance Publishing, NY), created the Exercise US event. Saunders is also the creator of Project ACES (www.projectaces.com), which has motivated millions of children to exercise over the last 20 years.

According to Saunders, “this could be the first generation of children whose life expectancy may be shorter than their parents. With the rise is type 2 diabetes and other health related diseases associated with obesity, children need motivational techniques that get them to exercise.” Saunders is thrilled to introduce this new program on a national level. To learn more about the Exercise US program in greater detail, or to see the list of schools that have signed up to participate, visit the Exercise US web site at: www.uskidsworkout.com

Len Saunders
(732) 406 2167
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www.lensaunders.com
New York City
USA