Trying to survive this massive heat, I turn on the tv and see none other than Shaq and a bunch of obese kids doing jumping jacks in a classroom. At first, I thought it was a commercial...promoting the NBA and all the good it does for the community, but then I realized it was a reality show.
So then I laughed. How clever it is to have Shaq, a big athlete motivating big kids to live healthier lives. What's even more efficient about this show is that it not only sends a positive image of the NBA and its philanthropy, but puts the attention on the schools and how they are failing to teach probably the most important lesson of all: health.
Of all the useless things schools find the funds to teach students, its tragic to see many fitness and health education programs get cut. If kids don't learn how to take care of themselves, what good will knowing the square root of 42543525 to the power of 3242 be?
So despite the corny-ness of this show (it really has awkward parts...couldn't even watch it all the way through), I think it is a fantastic idea, and I hope it will make excersizing more popular amongst the youth of this fast food nation.
It is just super frustrating seeing how schools put such a low priority on fitness education. Living a healthy life should be a core principle people learn from a young age. You can't really do anything else if you are under constant chronic ailments. Plus, one is able to think more clearly and have more energy if they eat healthy.
So if all else fails, this show will raise awareness. And that rocks. :D
