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Posted by: Jax on June 27, 2007 at 9:50AM EST

I was at spin class today and the instructor brought up Shaq's new TV show. If you haven't heard about it, Shaq is hosting a boot camp for overweight teens. I saw a preview on TV and thought it might be interesting, but I haven't watched it yet. What really struck me though was that the kids couldn't walk on a treadmill for more than 5 minutes without getting out of breath and having to quit. In addition, they were all about 180-250 pounds as 14 year olds.

The basis of the show is to get the kids to pass the President's Physical Fitness Test. In order to accomplish this, they have to run or jog, do crunches (or other abdomen strengthening exercises), squats, and an exercise where you reach your right arm to your left toe and then reverse. They have to exercise 5 times a week. It's a great reminder to work out and and eat healthy, or you will gain unwanted weight quickly.

If you want to check out the show, it's on ABC on Tuesdays 9/8c

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Posted by: Haylee Mitchell on June 28, 2007 9:26AM EST

Although I'm not sure if I like the idea of publicly making overweight kids exercise, I think it is so important for kids to be going out and exercising. So many kids today sit in front of the t.v. or computer and aren't concerning with exercise. Working out and feeling good about yourself is an automatic self-esteem booster, and I think it is so important to get into the habit of working out as a kid so you can carry this out for the rest of your life.

Posted by: Whitney Hagan on June 27, 2007 11:07AM EST

I think its sad how many kids today are not exercising. I think a big part of that is that they eliminated recess in some schools. Its important for kids to get outside and move. I think its good for them to go through a tough boot camp because it teaches them hard work and discipline.