No Couch Potatoes Here

Published January 06, 2009 @ 01:38PM PT

Does exercise really make you healthier? a recent Scientific American article asks, in examining five claims about the benefits of weightlifting and aerobics. Exercise [is] beneficial for kids with developmental disabilities---I can affirm that. Charlie currently has Adapted Physical Education first thing in the morning (they're playing tennis now) and takes walks throughout his school day (and he and Jim got in a fast bike ride Sunday afternoon, as the weather was in the 40s).

So as the new year kicks off with talk all over about "economic crisis," and knowing our school district has been implementing some cost-cutting measures (like freezing hiring in some areas), I'm planning to follow one of the top 10 actions you can take to make a difference in public education noted by Clay Burrell at Change.org's Public Education blog:

Participatory Democracy #1: Get involved in your local school board politics

(Keeping in mind that I live in New Jersey, and some of our previous experiences with school districts in a town in the next county or two over have involved, well, politics as usual, Jersey-style.)

Now off for my daily trek with Charlie.

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Yes, it makes are minds, bodies, and souls feel less stress and more positive energy. We should all keep are muscles working, and have no immoblility. It is also good because it prevents other physical things as well.

Posted by Jason Ross on 01/06/2009 @ 07:36PM PT
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Long walks in the city are always a favorite of Charlie (and of his parents, too).

Posted by Kristina Chew on 01/06/2009 @ 08:39PM PT
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EEKANDFRIENDS.COM is an nonprofit organization that promotes exercise for people with disabilities - children and adults. This is extremely important for this population as they are underrepresented in fitness programs around the world. We desperately need to change this. Please check it out and show you support! THANK YOU!

Posted by Erica Sandoval on 01/10/2009 @ 01:48PM PT
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@Erica S.
thanks so much for the link!

Posted by Kristina Chew on 01/11/2009 @ 09:28PM PT
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Kristina is a Classics professor in Jersey City, New Jersey, a blogger (formerly at AutismVox), a translator (of Virgil), and an advocate every day for her son, Charlie.