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Golf tournament
The “Pop” Martin Golf Tournament for Belmont Abbey College Athletics is set for Friday, Oct. 3, at Cramer Mountain Country Club. Registration is at 7:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 8:30. All proceeds go to supporting the education of student-athletes.
Advance registration is required, and the field is limited to 100 golfers. A foursome is $600 and a single golfer is $175. A foursome and hole sponsor is $700. A foursome, hole sponsor and Homecoming sponsor for the entire weekend is $1,100. Cost includes golf, goodie bag and lunch reception. For more information, call Tommy Love at (704)825-6248, or email tommylove@bac.edu.
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Letter to the Editor
Let’s help our children get healthy
- Thu, Apr 17, 2008
Inactivity in children affects the overall physical, cognitive and social development of the child.
Physical activity helps promote controlled weight, raises high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (good cholesterol), increases confidence, raises self-esteem and reduces the risk of diabetes and hypotension. Parents are encouraged to increase their children’s physical activity while reducing sedentary time, such as watching television.
The American Heart Association recommends that all children aged 2 years and older participate in at least 30 minutes of enjoyable, moderate-intensity physical activity every day. If the child cannot get in a complete 30 minutes, it can be broken up into two 15-minute sessions or three 10-minute sessions. The main thing is to get the child moving. Such consistent activity can help decrease the risk of common illnesses, such as childhood obesity, juvenile diabetes and hypotension in children. Regular physical activity is a key component in a healthy lifestyle. Consult the Web site for more information: www.americanheart.org.
Hats off to such organizations as the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. In conjunction with the Nickelodeon Channel, the group kicked off the “Let’s Just Go Healthy Challenge,” a campaign encouraging children to be more active every day by playing basketball, bicycling, skating, swimming and so on.
In 2000, a new guideline was added to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, stating that physical activity is needed to balance food intake. Regular physical activity promotes good health and the well-being of the child.
This is a call to all parents, grandparents, relatives and friends of children everywhere to make a contribution to the health of our children by encouraging physical activity on a daily basis.
Lisa Ellis of Gastonia
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