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.
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)
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.)
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
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
27. Credits
◇ About. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://mrnussbaum.com/about/
◇ Boyd, R. (2015, April 9). At what age does the average American get a
cellphone? Study shows it's younger than many might think. Retrieved from
http://fox13now.com/2015/04/09/at-what-age-does-the-average-american-get-a-
cellphone-study-shows-its-younger-than-many-might-think/
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◇ Childhood Overweight and Obesity. (2015, November 9). Retrieved from
http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/
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◇ Defining Childhood Obesity. (2015, June 19). Retrieved from
http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/defining.html
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◇ Fuller, T. (2015, September 18). Obesity in Children and Technology. Retrieved
from http://www.livestrong.com/article/46320-obesity-children-technology/
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◇ Gambling with Our Future, Part 1: An Alarming Downward Trend in America's
Concern for Physical Education. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.sparkpe.org/blog/alarming-downward-trend-for-physical-education/
28. ◇ Gambling with our Future, Part 2: Implications of Removing Physical Education from
Schools. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.sparkpe.org/blog/implications-of-removing-
physical-education-from-school/
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◇ How It Works | Adventure to Fitness. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://adventuretofitness.com/how-it-works
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◇ How much physical activity do children need? (2015, June 4). Retrieved from
http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/children/
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◇ Klein, A. (2015, April 10). No Child Left Behind: An Overview. Retrieved from
http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/no-child-left-behind-overview-definition-
summary.html
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◇ LeapBand: Best Kids Fitness and Activity Tracker | LeapFrog. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.leapfrog.com/en-us/products/leapband
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◇ Lee, A. (2015, February 24). 7 Charts that Show the State of Youth Sports in the US and
Why it Matters. Retrieved from http://www.aspeninstitute.org/about/blog/7-charts-that-
show-the-state-of-youth-sports-in-the-us-and-why-it-matters
29. ◇ Mobile Technology Fact Sheet. (2014, January 12). Retrieved from
http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/mobile-technology-fact-sheet/
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◇ Patterson, J. (2013, July 14). Many schools cutting back on physical education.
Retrieved from http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/education/many-schools-
cutting-back-physical-education
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◇ Physical Activity Facts. (2015, June 17). Retrieved from
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/physicalactivity/facts.htm
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◇ The Effect of Budget Cuts on Physical Education | SPARK PE. (n.d.). Retrieved
from http://www.sparkpe.org/blog/the-effect-of-budget-cuts-on-physical-education/
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◇ What Is Physical Activity? (2015, October 29). Retrieved from
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/phys
