The Golden Arches Fitness Plan?
Isn’t McDonald’s something else? The word insidious comes to mind.
Their brilliant solution to our ever-widening youngsters in this country is to put fancy work-out areas in some of their outlets. To my way of thinking this is very disturbing.
What’s next, Cardiac Stress Testing at Pizza Hut?
I can understand offering salads…maybe…but fitness and fries?
I’m hoping nutritionists, dietitians, heart doctors, and fitness gurus will be all over this one.
Shouldn’t we be communicating that exercise is part of a balanced lifestyle — not a way to mitigate poor dietary choices?
In the McDonald’s scenario it seems as if the message is: burn off the crap you just ate. (And then go back for more, since you’re already there) — doesn’t this seem like it’s putting the bun before the cart?
The dangers I see is that this logic seems reminiscent of patterns found in patients who suffer from eating disorders.
And of course, shouldn’t we be the ones who are setting the example for our kids, not a fast-food chain?
May I just ask, whatever happened to a good old fashioned game of outdoor stickball — why do we not see kids outside running around as much as we did back in the day?
For the future of our children and for a more slender America, I think it’s time for us to re-claim our kids’ diets and re-vamp their health patterns.
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4 opinions for The Golden Arches Fitness Plan?
Michelle
Dec 5, 2006 at 3:39 pm
Kids don’t know how to play anymore. They know how to attend organized, adult-run soccer games but they’ve lost the ability to just get together at the neighborhood vacant lot and get up a game.
Kim
Dec 5, 2006 at 3:43 pm
Hey there you…I’ve missed you.
My husband and I talk about this all the time, we can both remember coming home from school and playing some kind of sport outside until dinner time.
It’s a shame. In New York, there will come a day soon when kids don’t know what the reference “stoop ball” is.
Karen
Dec 6, 2006 at 4:52 pm
You’d have to play in the McDonald’s fitness room for a really long time to work off some nuggets and fries. I’m sure it’s just a way to help them not be blamed for childhood obesity.
Kim
Dec 6, 2006 at 5:20 pm
Hi Karen,
You’re so right. That’s what is so infuriating about it!
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