I had the chance to read the Commercial Appeal and read the article "Steering back to good health," and was very excited to see that the younger generations will get a chance to learn more about healthy eating here in Memphis. The Memphis City School, hired Tony Geraci, who's a national leader in nutrition. His previous post was in Baltimore, where he taught kids the importance of fresh, and nutritious food. I think this is a great step for Memphis City Schools, to help our younger generations become more knowledgeable about eating right, before they're to old and learn bad eating habits. The next step for Memphis City Schools, in my opinion, is to implement resistance training at least 2 days a week for 4th thru 12th grade. Just playing dodge-ball, kickball, and/or not participating at all can't teach kids the benefit of healthy living. Resistance training gives kids the ability to learn how to exercise properly too, and gain a healthy lifestyle. Just like math, and reading, the earlier you learn it the better you retain it. The same goes for fitness, and that gives kids a better chance of not being obese, or becoming obese as an adult. One thing I can say from this article is, Memphis isn't going to be the fattest city in the future, if we keep making steps to change our community. Read the article & help make a change.
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