Over the next nine months, Colin Harris is running more than 7500 km. In fact he is running across the entire country. But this is not a personal health kick. Rather he is doing it, step by excruciating step, for the health of kids nationwide.
Harris is alarmed that today’s youth are spending more than 50 hours per week in front of screens. More specifically, a growing body of peer reviewed science is showing that increases in childhood obesity, diabetes, ADD, and declining school performance, are related to lack of outdoor activities and direct interaction with nature.
Check out the video below and follow Colin’s progress on the website of his non-profit, Take Me Outside.
[...] Colin Harris has got me thinking these days (see my Jan 25th post). [...]
[...] Colin Harris is the cover-boy in the current issue of iRun magazine. Written by yours truly, I hope this story helps to spread Colin’s important message across Canada. Read this story about his Take Me Outside project here. Tweet Tags: Canadian Medical Association, Childhood Obesity, Colin Harris, iRun, iRun magazine, Take me Outside Posted in Community, Health, Writing | No Comments » [...]