This is my concept design for a new youth program called, Charged. The program utilizes new-age technology to combat childhood obesity and restore physical activity within schools.

2. Hello!
I am Dan Musilek
I am here to CHARGE you

3. Why should you get
Charged???

4. “
You don’t have to be great to start, but
you have to start to be great.
◇Zig Ziglar

5. Introduction
◇ Charged merges “digital natives” technology
knowledge with physical fitness through
augmented reality, to combat childhood obesity
◇ Americans as of 2014:
￭ 90% own a cell phone
￭ First phone at age 6
◇ Charged:
￭ Motivates through gamification
￭ Gives immediate results
◇ Physical Fitness:
￭ 60 min. aerobic activity per day
￭ Stimulates brain activity
￭ 20 min. physical activity before core courses
Physical fitness
stimulated brain
activity after
children took a
20-minute walk
(Lee, 2015)

6. 12,700,000Obese children in America (CDC, 2015)

7. Obesity in children
Higher Risk For:
◇ Asthma
◇ Heart Disease
◇ Low Self-Esteem
◇ Diabetes
◇ High Blood Pressure
◇ Joint, Bone, & Muscle Problems
In the past 30 years, obesity has more than doubled in
children (age 6-11) and quadrupled in adolescents (age
12-19) (CDC, 2015)

8. Physical Activity
in Students
No Child Left
Behind Act (NCLB)
◇ 2002
◇ Required tests
(3rd-8th/ once in HS)
◇ Designed to improve
education systems
international
competitiveness
Since NCLB
◇ 44% of schools have
cut gym class, recess,
and art classes
◇ Schools aid in future
health care concerns &
costs
Participation in PA
◇ 29% of students report
getting 60 min/day
◇ Six states require gym:
￭ Illinois
￭ Iowa
￭ Massachusetts
￭ New Mexico
￭ New York
￭ Vermont
300,000 teachers lost their jobs from 2008-2011 and the first
budget cuts are in gym and arts (SPARK, n.a.)

9. “Technology is making
America fat”
-Americans

11. “Technology in the form of screen time…
has been identified as a significant
contributor to childhood obesity”
(Fuller, 2015)
Screen Time:
◇ No more than 2 hour per day ages 2 and older
◇ Children ages 8-18 average 7.5 hours daily
◇ Video Games, Computer, Phones & Tablets

12. Purpose
To allow children to combat
childhood obesity while applying
their pre-existing knowledge of new-
age technology to the physical
fitness setting and learning
environment

13. Charged Will:
◇ Meet the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans:
￭ Aerobic
￭ Muscle Strengthening
￭ Bone Strengthening
◇ Reestablish the need of physical activity in schools while
still meeting requirements of NCLB
◇ Utilize technology in new ways to combat the effect of
obesity
◇ Create/restore teaching jobs

14. DEMO
SCHOOL
Competition

15. Let’s enter
a new
REALITY

16. Take this...

17. To this...

18. TO THIS...

23. 40 min.
Lecture
Timeline
20 min.
Physical
Activity
40 min.
Lecture
20 min.
Physical
Activity

24. Charged utilizes gamification to engage students, and they begin
earning daily points from the time they log in. Point values vary as
followed:
● Daily log in: 5 points
● Log in five days in a row: additional 25 points
● Complete five mini games in homeroom: 5 points
● Complete five mini games in each core subject per week:
additional 10 points/ea.
● Participation in augmented physical activity: 25 points
615 total points available per week
Student’s weekly goal is to reach 555 points per week
Students can earn additional points by:
● Earning a Gold medal in augmented activity: additional 20 points
● Earning a Silver medal in augmented activity: additional 15 points
● Earning a Bronze medal in augmented activity: additional 10
points

26. Thanks!
Any questions?

27. Credits
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