Keeping kids active is what Project Leap is all about. That's why 60 minutes of physical activity a day is what this event stresses.
Children often learn their eating habits from their parents. In the Fox Valley alone, 62 percent of adults are overweight or obese. its a hard thing to fight especially the older you get.
According to the New York University Child Study Center, childhood obesity has become a disturbing national epidemic and has grown considerably in the past two decades. also the Centers for Disease Control says about 15 percent of children and adolescents are now overweight.