Combine this with the fact that kids no longer socialize face-to-face but online and this leads to a sedentary lifestyle. Typing or texting away is not an aerobic activity.

The solution is proper parenting. It is a parent’s responsibility to…

1) Be a good role model. If the parents eat right and the parents exercise, then their are likely to. How many times have you seen a thin and in shape set of parents with fat kids?

2) Get them involved in extra curricular activities. The local soccer club will have them running around a few days a week.

3) Make family outings physical. Whether its going to the park or just kicking a ball around in the backyard, makes them do something physical.

4) Keep the junk out of the house. They are going to eat enough garbage when they are out…at the very least make sure what they eat at home is good for them.

Put it this way, to be in the “normal” BMI bracket of 18.5–24.9 for a weight of 130, you should be 5ft 1in (BMI 24.6) or above. Its only a rough guide because BMI only measure the ratio of height to weight and doesn’t factor in build, fat to muscle ratio or anything else such as water retention levels.

Bottom line is if you’re at an average fitness level and over 5ft 1in, then your not fat!