Kid-sized fitness equipment puts the play value into exercise

An increasingly sedentary lifestyle and a diet of high-fat, super-sized food has caused the childhood obesity rate to more than double over the past decade to 13% of the total U.S. kids population, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition, the U.S. surgeon general estimates that up to 70% of overweight children will grow up to be overweight or obese adults.
May 1, 2003

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