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NHS fit camp aims to cut obesity | NHS fit camp aims to cut obesity |
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By Tulip Muzumdar Newsbeat health reporter The British public is getting fatter. One in five men and a quarter of women are obese and as many as 30,000 people die prematurely every year from obesity-related conditions in the UK. | By Tulip Muzumdar Newsbeat health reporter The British public is getting fatter. One in five men and a quarter of women are obese and as many as 30,000 people die prematurely every year from obesity-related conditions in the UK. |
To combat the problem the government in England is spending more than £200,000 in one area of the country, on getting obese children to special residential fit camps where they'll spend six weeks losing weight and learning how to lead a healthier lifestyle. | To combat the problem the government in England is spending more than £200,000 in one area of the country, on getting obese children to special residential fit camps where they'll spend six weeks losing weight and learning how to lead a healthier lifestyle. |
It's estimated that one in three children in Rotherham is overweight or obese, and six in 10 adults. | It's estimated that one in three children in Rotherham is overweight or obese, and six in 10 adults. |
At primary school they used to call me Chubby Brown and they always used to make fun of me 11-year-old Jamal on going to fit camp The local health authority is spending £6m over the next three years on the fit camp to try to deal with the problem. | At primary school they used to call me Chubby Brown and they always used to make fun of me 11-year-old Jamal on going to fit camp The local health authority is spending £6m over the next three years on the fit camp to try to deal with the problem. |
Thirty-eight eight to 16-year-olds are on the six-week scheme, which is a last resort after all other ways of losing weight have been exhausted. | Thirty-eight eight to 16-year-olds are on the six-week scheme, which is a last resort after all other ways of losing weight have been exhausted. |
The parents of the children at the camp also have an input, and there are weekly check-up sessions after the residential course to make sure all the good things the kids learn are actually put into practice at home. | The parents of the children at the camp also have an input, and there are weekly check-up sessions after the residential course to make sure all the good things the kids learn are actually put into practice at home. |
There are also healthy cooking classes for parents. | There are also healthy cooking classes for parents. |
Hard graft | Hard graft |
The daily routine for the children at the fit camp is demanding. | The daily routine for the children at the fit camp is demanding. |
While most other kids are enjoying their school holidays, these children are up at eight o'clock every morning. | While most other kids are enjoying their school holidays, these children are up at eight o'clock every morning. |
It's then a long day of physical activities like boxercise or basketball sessions. | It's then a long day of physical activities like boxercise or basketball sessions. |
Dodgeball is one of the sports played at Rotherham's fit campThey'll also learn about nutrition and how to make healthy snacks, like fruit smoothies. | Dodgeball is one of the sports played at Rotherham's fit campThey'll also learn about nutrition and how to make healthy snacks, like fruit smoothies. |
The related social problems of being overweight at school, like bullying, are also addressed. | The related social problems of being overweight at school, like bullying, are also addressed. |
Jamal, 11, is on the course. | Jamal, 11, is on the course. |
He said: "At primary school they used to call me Chubby Brown sometimes and they always used to make fun of me. | He said: "At primary school they used to call me Chubby Brown sometimes and they always used to make fun of me. |
"It makes you feel a bit upset and a bit sad. It makes you less confident." | "It makes you feel a bit upset and a bit sad. It makes you less confident." |
The government says it is up to parents to teach their children a healthy lifestyle but that isn't happening in many cases. | The government says it is up to parents to teach their children a healthy lifestyle but that isn't happening in many cases. |
Recent statistics from Carnigie, who run the scheme, show most parents with overweight kids thought their children were a normal weight, while a third of parents who had obese children described their weight as "just right". | Recent statistics from Carnigie, who run the scheme, show most parents with overweight kids thought their children were a normal weight, while a third of parents who had obese children described their weight as "just right". |
Fitness cost | Fitness cost |
Dealing with obesity in children is a big issue for the Department of Health because it costs the government so much money to deal with later on, somewhere in the region of £6bn in England alone. | Dealing with obesity in children is a big issue for the Department of Health because it costs the government so much money to deal with later on, somewhere in the region of £6bn in England alone. |
It increases risk factors of a wide range of health problems including heart disease and diabetes. | It increases risk factors of a wide range of health problems including heart disease and diabetes. |
Watch a BBC News report about the fitness camp | |
Jeneisha is eight and she told Newsbeat she was really looking forward to starting the scheme. | Jeneisha is eight and she told Newsbeat she was really looking forward to starting the scheme. |
She said: "I'm feeling alright but a bit nervous about all the excitement. | She said: "I'm feeling alright but a bit nervous about all the excitement. |
"It's going to be really fun, playing rugby and games. | "It's going to be really fun, playing rugby and games. |
"I want to lose a bit of weight so people don't pick on me anymore. | "I want to lose a bit of weight so people don't pick on me anymore. |
"People have been calling me fat and I don't like it. | "People have been calling me fat and I don't like it. |
"It makes me upset. It's like someone's punching me." | "It makes me upset. It's like someone's punching me." |