Start Some Good

Collective cooperation. Attention and trust by people who network and pool their money and other resources together to support efforts initiated by other people or organizations. 


What is all this jazz?


CROWDFUNDING!

Click For Fitness is  a "boots on the ground" company. We hold seminars, work with Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign and will be working with the school districts in and around the San Francisco Bay Area. We rely entirely on donations and grants.

We had an idea. GET KIDS MOVING AGAIN! What if we could give kids a choice. A CHANCE!

We want to put basketballs, soccer balls and footballs into the hands of 1,000 children. Give them the choice to "unplug" and TAKE THE FIRST CLICK FOR FITNESS!

But how? 1,000 balls is a LOT of money.

Enter "Start Some Good".

Start Some Good empowers people from around the world to become social innovators. By connecting social entrepreneurs with the financial and intellectual capital they need to transform an idea for improving the world into a reality, Start Some Good can turn ideas into action and impact.

There are no shortage of problems in the world, and no shortage of people with ideas to address them, yet they lack the resources that they need to get started. Start Some Good provides social entrepreneurs with a platform to raise start-up funds and build a community of supporters -- all in a fun, engaging and community-driven way. Their site taps into the power of the crowd, allowing social entrepreneurs to ask for small amounts of money from supporters from around the world, and gives them the tools to update their supporters, provide unique rewards in exchange for support and run multiple campaigns over time.

Start Some Good has taken the crowdfunding model -- which is growing in popularity world-wide -- and customized it to reflect the unique needs of social entrepreneurs.

"AWESOME", as Alex Budak (Co-Founder and Chief Starter Of Good) would say.

Start Some Good has afforded Click For Fitness the opportunity to make this dream we have into a REALITY!

Start Some Good and their unique crowdfunding model is giving children the choice and the CHANCE to take the first Click For Fitness.

Please visit our Campaign on Start Some Good today and make a generous donation to help battle the Childhood Obesity epidemic.

TAKE THE FIRST CLICK!

-Christopher Sacks

When I Was a Kid

I wanted to thank our new members and those who donated to Click For Fitness. We rely entirely on donations.


Decades ago (when I was a kid), most people led active lives. The constant activity kept them at a healthy weight.  Kids PLAYED outside, we ran around at recess, ran around before and after school and played games other than those on a screen. Meals were COOKED at home. There were vegetables on the plate. We sat down at a dinner table and ate together as a family. Fast food was not the norm and treats were just that, rare and TREATS!

Things seem to have changed. Kids "plug-in" before school, play games or text while being driven to school and "plug back in" after school. Gym and PE classes have been cut due to budget constraints. Running around with a ball after school has been replaced with video games, TV, cell phones and the Internet. Parents are busier than ever. "Picking something up" on the way home is becoming commonplace. Snacking has replaced actual meals.

The 2009 San Francisco Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicates that among high school students:

Obesity

• 8% were obese (students who were > 95th percentile for body mass index, by age and sex, based on reference data).

Unhealthy Dietary Behaviors

• 78% ate fruits and vegetables less than five times per day during the 7 days before the survey. 

• 68% ate fruit or drank 100% fruit juices less than two times per day during the 7 days before the survey.

• 83% ate vegetables less than three times per day during the 7 days before the survey. 

• 16% drank a can, bottle, or glass of soda or pop at least one time per day during the 7 days before the survey. 

Physical Inactivity

• 23% did not participate in at least 60 minutes of physical activity on any day during the 7 days before the survey. 

• 84% were physically active at least 60 minutes per day on less than 7 days during the 7 days before the survey. 

• 44% did not attend physical education (PE) classes in an average week when they were in school.

• 71% did not attend PE classes daily when they were in school.

• 30% watched television 3 or more hours per day on an average school day.

• 36% used computers 3 or more hours per day on an average school day. 

In total, we are now eating 31 percent more calories than we were forty years ago–including 56 percent more fats and oils and 14 percent more sugars and sweeteners. The average American now eats fifteen more pounds of sugar a year than in 1970.

Eight to 18-year old adolescents spend an average of 7.5 hours a day using entertainment media, including, TV, computers, video games, cell phones and movies, and only one-third of high school students get the recommended levels of physical activity.

ALL HOPE IS NOT LOST!

We sometimes make the decision to skip a workout, skip the fruit ... make the wrong choice.

We just need to start making more right decisions. Start with a walk. Take your kids to the park. Pick up a ball. Bike rides. Whatever happened to family bike rides? TAKE THE CHIPS OUT OF YOUR CHILD'S HANDS! It is ok. There are other snacks. Fruits, nuts, yogurt, pretzels to name a few. 

We all have what it takes. We all have the tools to help us down the road of success, we just need the will.

Everyone has a role to play in reducing childhood obesity.  Parents, schools, health care professionals, your own elected officials and of course the children themselves. EVERYONE getting  involved is key to ensuring a healthy future for our children.

Take the first click!

-Christopher Sacks

Childhood Obesity

Thank You for taking the time to visit our blog.

We are a non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting fitness, preventing childhood obesity and establishing a set of health guidelines for children through advocacy, education, research and service one click at a time.

The increasing and unsettling problem of overweight and obesity in the U.S. is affecting children as well as adults. Childhood obesity is becoming an epidemic in the United States. Parents, pediatricians, and even political icons like Michelle Obama are focused on promoting healthy weight in children. In the past 20 years the rates of childhood overweight and obesity have more than doubled. In a recent Stanford study 20% of children were overweight or obese at 11 years of age. This is a serious public health problem. Many of these children will develop problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease as adults, disorders that are associated with many complications from vision problems to heart attacks or strokes. In addition, an increasing number of children are developing diabetes in CHILDHOOD. 

There are a variety of ways to promote healthy weight in kids. We can tackle eating and food issues at home and school. We can urge our children to increase activity and exercise. Most importantly, we can join forces with parents, physicians, and educators to create the optimal environments for our kids.

For many kids, biking to the playground and playing kickball in the backyard have given way to watching television, playing video games and spending hours online. But it's never too late to get your child off the couch. It is never too late to take back control of your fitness, nutrition, health and lifestyle. All we are asking you to do is to take the first click. START with one click, then another ... Let us find a path to health and happiness and strive toward a future goal of success in all aspects of life. 

We are your online resource for all matters relating to health, fitness, nutrition and lifestyle eduction for pre-teens, teens and young adults. You are in control of your health with Click For Fitness, ONE CLICK AT A TIME!

TAKE THE FIRST CLICK!

-Christopher Sacks