Last week, we shared with you our opinion on Sugar Tax, which is designed to help tackle childhood obesity. We are pleased that money raised by the tax will go into education via the Primary PE and Sports Premium. However, there are also other ways to help tackle childhood obesity. Tagtiv8 approached Leeds Beckett University to test out our active …
Tagtiv8’s New Years Resolution – Healthier Lifestyle After School
Last week, we continued with our New Year’s Resolution theme and focused on promoting a healthier lifestyle at school. This week, in our final blog on the topic, we will be focusing on how you can live a healthier lifestyle after school. In the winter months, it is too easy to come home in the dark, eat stodgy comfort food …
Education: The Solution to Childhood Obesity
Although we all agree there is a clear link between how often a child exercises and a child’s health, it appears that the UK is still having difficulties finding solutions to childhood obesity. In 2015/16, over 1 in 5 children in Reception, and over 1 in 3 children in Year 6 were classified as obese or overweight. There is a …
Further Evidence for Active Learning in Schools
Where’s The Evidence? Last October we introduced our character – Tagi – in the article, ‘Tagi Helps Tackle Obesity’. Since then we have discovered further research and evidence that backs up what we have held true for so long: “Children who are physically fit are better at absorbing and retaining new information.” It is never a surprise to us when …