SPECIAL
(FROM THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION)
Jump for your Health!
Jump Rope For Heart promotes the value of physical activity to elementary school children while showing them they can contribute to their community's welfare. This is a time when children can establish the foundation for movement skills. These are also the years when positive learning experiences can help establish a positive attitude and appreciation for participating in regular, daily physical activity for life. By jumping rope and securing sponsors, students raise money for the fight against heart disease and stroke, all while learning about the seriousness of heart disease and stroke, the lifelong benefits of physical activity and the importance of living a heart-healthy lifestyle.
Why Jump Rope For Heart?
- More than 9 million children are overweight and 36 percent get no exercise.
- Obesity among the nation’s youth has tripled in the past 15 years.
- Cardiovascular disease ranks as the No.3 cause of death for children under age 15.
- Congenital cardiovascular defects are the most common cause of infant death from birth defects.
- Obesity is the fastest growing cause of illness and death in the U.S.
- For the first time in history, children’s life spans are predicted to be less than their parents because of inactivity and obesity-related illnesses.
- Families and schools are the two most critical links in providing the foundation for physical activity and nutrition.
Help your kids make a difference for themselves and others by encouraging their participation in Jump Rope For Heart!
More than 23,000 schools jump in each year to help fight America’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers – heart disease and stroke – and teach kids the importance of a healthy heart.
Jump Rope For Heart celebrates 25 years The American Heart Association, with its partner the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, launched Jump Rope For Heart as a national fund-raising and education program in 1978. With over 23,000 elementary schools and 4.5 million students participating last year, Jump Rope For Heart continues to educate students about living a heart-healthy lifestyle.
Jump Rope For Heart develops rope-jumping skills that are fun for everyone while promoting the value of physical activity and teamwork. Students learn about the seriousness of heart disease and stroke, the lifelong benefits of physical activity and the importance of living a heart-healthy lifestyle. The program also teaches students to set and achieve goals and shows them how they can make a difference through volunteering and community service.
Ready to
sign up for Jump Rope For Heart? You can start by calling the American
Heart Association at 1-800-AHA-USA-1 (1-800-242-8721) or visit www.americanheart.org.