Cycling or Walking to School - Will Not Be Tolerated!
According to the Surgeon General, more than 12.5 million children --
17.1% of children and adolescents 2 to 19 years of age -- are overweight in the U.S., up from 13 % in 1999. So, one would expect schools to be encouraging students to exercise more. Perhaps to even walk or bicycle to school. Hey, it could save some energy ... even reduce CO2 emissions a bit. One would be sadly mistaken... Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/willia..._b_305429.html |
Cycling or Walking to School - Will Not Be Tolerated!
BikingBill aka Wild Bill Volk wrote:
According to the Surgeon General, more than 12.5 million children -- 17.1% of children and adolescents 2 to 19 years of age -- are overweight in the U.S., up from 13 % in 1999. So, one would expect schools to be encouraging students to exercise more. Perhaps to even walk or bicycle to school. Hey, it could save some energy ... even reduce CO2 emissions a bit. One would be sadly mistaken... Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/willia..._b_305429.html Hey "Wild Bill", where have you been? Still riding FWD bikes with huge Coroplast™ tailboxes? -- Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007 |
Cycling or Walking to School - Will Not Be Tolerated!
On Oct 2, 6:12*pm, BikingBill wrote:
According to the Surgeon General, more than 12.5 million children -- 17.1% of children and adolescents 2 to 19 years of age -- are overweight in the U.S., up from 13 % in 1999. So, one would expect schools to be encouraging students to exercise more. Perhaps to even walk or bicycle to school. Hey, it could save some energy ... even reduce CO2 emissions a bit. One would be sadly mistaken... Read more at:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/willia...alking-to-sch_... They must be trained to be fat and stupid at an early age. My own daughter is skinny but but unable to ride a bike for a couple of miles. Good thing she got her father's IQ. ;) |
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