She made her goal. Maren wanted to jump 14 feet in long jump at the meet today and she did it! The disappointing thing is that it was during warm-ups and by the time she jumped, it had dropped about 15 degrees, it was cold and hailing, and she was only able to jump 12'5" so she didn't make it to finals. I was pretty excited for her though. The longest jump out of the girls during the meet that we know of was 13'10.5" so she could have come in first with her warm-up! She's looking forward to being able to do track in High School and have some more extensive and focused training. Congrats, MAREN!!
The winning jump ended up being 14feet2inches!!! Maren's teammate Emily Carlson was the one who jumped it.
My Thoughts on HEALTH and NUTRITION
The above slide show depicts the changes over the past 20 years in the percentage of Americans who are obese. During the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States. The slide set illustrates this trend by mapping the increased prevalence of obesity across each of the states. In 1985 most of the states had a percentage of <10%.>25%. So why the change? What has brought on this increase in our nation? Here are my thoughts.
1. TECHNOLOGY
The 80s and 90s brought computers and game consoles to the world. Outside work and play have been replaced by many hours in front of the computer and electronic games. This has led to a nation that is much less active than before.
2. DIET FADS
The 80s is characterized by the LOW-FAT diet craze. If you ate things that were LOW-FAT you weren't supposed to "get fat." The food guide pyramid was taught. It focused on eating large amounts of grains (6-11 servings of bread, cereal, rice & pasta a day). Other diet fads have been the "low calorie diet" and the "Adkins" or low-carb diets. These diet fads have changed the way people think "healthy" eating should be.
3. EASY/PROCESSED FOODS
Our nation now has a "get it quick and get it now" mentality. Fast food restaurants are abundant and very accessible. The less time it takes to make or get our food, the better.
I feel that the three of these areas combined have led to an increase in obesity in our nation. SO NOW WHAT?
My Solution
Coming Soon:)
She made her goal. Maren wanted to jump 14 feet in long jump at the meet today and she did it! The disappointing thing is that it was during warm-ups and by the time she jumped, it had dropped about 15 degrees, it was cold and hailing, and she was only able to jump 12'5" so she didn't make it to finals. I was pretty excited for her though. The longest jump out of the girls during the meet that we know of was 13'10.5" so she could have come in first with her warm-up! She's looking forward to being able to do track in High School and have some more extensive and focused training. Congrats, MAREN!!
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