About BODY BINGO

Within the last decade, there has been compelling scientific evidence that a sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, and certain types of cancer. Several risk factors for chronic diseases, including hypertension, physical inactivity, high cholesterol levels and obesity are being identified in young children with increased frequency. So what can parents and teachers do to protect children from developing life-altering diseases?

The answer is simple: encourage children to increase physical activity and eat healthy, nutritious foods. Easy! Right? Not really. Americans are obsessed with their weight. They spend over 30 billion dollars per year on various diets, diet pills and potions. And yet, obesity in this country has reached epidemic proportions. Everyone knows there is a problem. We can see it at the mall, in restaurants, in schools and even in our own families. Just like our waistlines, the problem just keeps getting bigger. Despite the outcry from the government, insurance companies and health care professionals, everyone seems to be in a quandary as to what to do about it- until now.

I have used my skills as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, a Physical Education and Dance Teacher to create the Body Bingo Healthy Life Program. Player’s experience dramatic long-term result by transforming unproductive habits into healthy ones and altering the attitudes and beliefs they have about themselves, food, and exercise. As a result, participants look better, feel better, and have more confidence and self-esteem. Players even perform better in school because they can concentrate and stay more mentally focused.

Body Bingo provides teachers, students, and families with a tool to live a healthy lifestyle. So go ahead, have fun, and play Body Bingo!