Trampolines 'tackling childhood obesity'
18/11/2009 Trampolines are among the must-have Christmas gifts this year as parents rush to buy presents that will encourage their children to exercise outdoors.
According to the City North Messenger, the trend is partly due to mums and dads beginning to take childhood obesity more seriously.
UniSA's Nutritional Physiology Research Centre deputy director Jon Buckley told reporters: "Childhood obesity has been an issue for a long time but people are starting to listen a bit more now. When someone keeps warning you 'don't do this, don't do this', you might ignore it for a while but eventually you start to listen."
Tracy Buchanan, health promotion manager of Child, Youth and Women's Health Service, added that children should always be supervised when playing outdoors.
Earlier this month, representatives for top US-based fitness gym Nasa commented that using a trampoline can boost metabolism and is 68 per cent more effective as a workout than jogging.
According to the City North Messenger, the trend is partly due to mums and dads beginning to take childhood obesity more seriously.
UniSA's Nutritional Physiology Research Centre deputy director Jon Buckley told reporters: "Childhood obesity has been an issue for a long time but people are starting to listen a bit more now. When someone keeps warning you 'don't do this, don't do this', you might ignore it for a while but eventually you start to listen."
Tracy Buchanan, health promotion manager of Child, Youth and Women's Health Service, added that children should always be supervised when playing outdoors.
Earlier this month, representatives for top US-based fitness gym Nasa commented that using a trampoline can boost metabolism and is 68 per cent more effective as a workout than jogging.
