Tag: childhood

  • Boyhood: Growing Up is Hard To Do

    If you caught the Golden Globe awards last night, you may have heard about the movie Boyhood. Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, Richard Linklater’s BOYHOOD is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (a breakthrough performance by Ellar Coltrane), who literally grows up…

  • Show Up, Move and Be Open to New Ideas

    Remembering my school years Late last week I saw some news on Facebook that kind of threw me for a loop — one of my High School gym teachers, Ms Buinno passed away.  If you know me, you know I wasn’t particularly into gym or sports, so I wouldn’t say that I necessarily looked up…

  • School Physical Ed Not Helping In The Fight Against Obesity

    No shocker in this info….   Physical Education Programs In School Not Enough To Combat Obesity In Most States: Study Only six states nationwide require the recommended 150 minutes of elementary school-based physical education, according to a study by University of Georgia kinesiology professor Bryan McCullick. For older students, two states mandate the appropriate amount of…

  • Michelle Obama: Why I’m Fighting Childhood Obesity

    Not much going on today. I took a rest day from working out but did mow the lawn just to get some exercise in.  Here’s a good article written by First Lady Michelle Obama about childhood obesity and why she is tackling this issue… Michelle Obama: Why I’m Fighting Childhood Obesity – Newsweek. For years,…