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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FCPS/Fairfax County Health Dept has a very quiet ongoing study re: BMI of kindergartners. BMI listed on kindergarten physical (entry) form is entered and compiled.

It’s alarming to see obese, breathless kindergarteners and very young children. They also sit out at recess, refuse to participate in P.E. and are sweaty just walking to classes.

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I teach kindergarten in a different district. I work with small groups of students so after I pick up my groups, we go upstairs to my room. It's a total of 30 steps or so with a landing after the first 20. I've learned to stop for a rest break on the landing since so many kids are breathless by that point. Plus I've got the kids who still don't alternate feet on the stairs so I have to stop for them too. If I'm the fittest person out of six people, that's shocking to me. I'm no spring chicken (I'm 62 yrs old). My brothers and I would play a game running up and down the stairs when we were kids. It's sad to see these young kids in such terrible shape.[/quote]

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