WEBVTT NOTE duration:"00:02:10.6920000" NOTE recognizability:0.932 NOTE language:en-us NOTE Confidence: 0.9537134 00:00:04.300 --> 00:00:06.715 More screen time and less physical activity. NOTE Confidence: 0.9537134 00:00:06.720 --> 00:00:08.658 There are major factors in the NOTE Confidence: 0.9537134 00:00:08.658 --> 00:00:10.530 rising obesity during the pandemic, NOTE Confidence: 0.9537134 00:00:10.530 --> 00:00:11.565 especially among children. NOTE Confidence: 0.9537134 00:00:11.565 --> 00:00:13.642 In tonight's where the gown Eyewitness NOTE Confidence: 0.9537134 00:00:13.642 --> 00:00:15.720 News reporter Jeremy Baker shows us NOTE Confidence: 0.9537134 00:00:15.720 --> 00:00:17.790 how to turn things around, diabetes NOTE Confidence: 0.9537134 00:00:17.790 --> 00:00:20.219 is an epidemic here in South Texas. NOTE Confidence: 0.9537134 00:00:20.220 --> 00:00:22.530 Many parents are turning to youth sports NOTE Confidence: 0.9537134 00:00:22.530 --> 00:00:25.058 camps to keep them active and healthy. NOTE Confidence: 0.9389241 00:00:27.170 --> 00:00:28.969 60% of kids that are active in NOTE Confidence: 0.9389241 00:00:28.969 --> 00:00:30.957 their childhood grow up to be active NOTE Confidence: 0.9389241 00:00:30.957 --> 00:00:32.117 throughout their entire lives. NOTE Confidence: 0.9389241 00:00:32.120 --> 00:00:32.948 Finding activities kids NOTE Confidence: 0.9389241 00:00:32.950 --> 00:00:34.600 love and turning them into games. NOTE Confidence: 0.9389241 00:00:34.600 --> 00:00:35.970 So we're gonna try and NOTE Confidence: 0.9389241 00:00:35.970 --> 00:00:37.888 shoot it in the hoop is a NOTE Confidence: 0.9389241 00:00:37.888 --> 00:00:39.550 great way to get kids active. NOTE Confidence: 0.9389241 00:00:39.550 --> 00:00:40.648 I think kids naturally NOTE Confidence: 0.9389241 00:00:40.648 --> 00:00:42.018 love moving. When you find NOTE Confidence: 0.9389241 00:00:42.020 --> 00:00:43.791 a game they love and that kind NOTE Confidence: 0.9389241 00:00:43.791 --> 00:00:45.319 of clicks in their brain, NOTE Confidence: 0.9389241 00:00:45.320 --> 00:00:46.970 it's it's a joy you know. NOTE Confidence: 0.9389241 00:00:46.970 --> 00:00:48.620 And I have the greatest job NOTE Confidence: 0.9389241 00:00:48.620 --> 00:00:49.976 in the world with more technology NOTE Confidence: 0.9389241 00:00:49.976 --> 00:00:51.249 in the hands of youngsters NOTE Confidence: 0.9389241 00:00:51.249 --> 00:00:52.839 getting kids off their screens NOTE Confidence: 0.9389241 00:00:52.839 --> 00:00:54.111 is becoming more difficult. NOTE Confidence: 0.9389241 00:00:54.120 --> 00:00:55.555 That's why showing them the NOTE Confidence: 0.9389241 00:00:55.555 --> 00:00:56.703 benefits of physical activities. NOTE Confidence: 0.9389241 00:00:56.710 --> 00:00:58.178 Is extremely important. We NOTE Confidence: 0.9544162 00:00:58.180 --> 00:00:59.281 keep them involved. NOTE Confidence: 0.9544162 00:00:59.281 --> 00:01:01.850 Active excited sports are awesome to do. NOTE Confidence: 0.9544162 00:01:01.850 --> 00:01:03.318 There are great competition. NOTE Confidence: 0.9544162 00:01:03.318 --> 00:01:04.419 You make friends. NOTE Confidence: 0.9544162 00:01:04.420 --> 00:01:05.888 You interact with adults. NOTE Confidence: 0.9544162 00:01:05.888 --> 00:01:08.090 It's something that kids naturally want NOTE Confidence: 0.9544162 00:01:08.090 --> 00:01:10.386 to do. A recent CDC study found that NOTE Confidence: 0.9544162 00:01:10.386 --> 00:01:12.003 the pandemic accelerated childhood NOTE Confidence: 0.9544162 00:01:12.003 --> 00:01:13.959 obesity before the pandemic. NOTE Confidence: 0.9544162 00:01:13.960 --> 00:01:16.156 19% of children were considered obese. NOTE Confidence: 0.9544162 00:01:16.160 --> 00:01:18.356 Six months into the pandemic that NOTE Confidence: 0.9544162 00:01:18.356 --> 00:01:20.543 rose to 22%, the obesity rate NOTE Confidence: 0.9544162 00:01:20.543 --> 00:01:21.987 increased most dramatically in NOTE Confidence: 0.9544162 00:01:21.987 --> 00:01:24.600 Asia 6 to 11 before the pandemic, NOTE Confidence: 0.9544162 00:01:24.600 --> 00:01:26.172 children gained an average NOTE Confidence: 0.9544162 00:01:26.172 --> 00:01:28.137 of 3.4 pounds a year. NOTE Confidence: 0.9544162 00:01:28.140 --> 00:01:30.340 That rose to 5.4 pounds during the pandemic. NOTE Confidence: 0.9544162 00:01:30.340 --> 00:01:31.168 You give me NOTE Confidence: 0.90656686 00:01:31.170 --> 00:01:32.820 a high five. I'm still waiting. NOTE Confidence: 0.90656686 00:01:32.820 --> 00:01:34.470 I'm still waiting code helping kids NOTE Confidence: 0.90656686 00:01:34.470 --> 00:01:35.710 find fun. Physical activities can NOTE Confidence: 0.90656686 00:01:35.710 --> 00:01:37.636 go a long way in getting those NOTE Confidence: 0.90656686 00:01:37.636 --> 00:01:39.690 numbers back down. We want to give NOTE Confidence: 0.90656686 00:01:39.690 --> 00:01:41.340 kids a chance to find something NOTE Confidence: 0.90656686 00:01:41.340 --> 00:01:42.165 they're passionate about. NOTE Confidence: 0.90656686 00:01:42.170 --> 00:01:43.266 Finding something they can NOTE Confidence: 0.90656686 00:01:43.266 --> 00:01:44.636 have a sense of belonging NOTE Confidence: 0.90656686 00:01:44.640 --> 00:01:46.257 with. If you are looking to keep NOTE Confidence: 0.90656686 00:01:46.257 --> 00:01:47.680 your child active during holiday NOTE Confidence: 0.90656686 00:01:47.680 --> 00:01:49.036 breaks where seasonal breaks, NOTE Confidence: 0.90656686 00:01:49.040 --> 00:01:50.140 the YMCA offers several NOTE Confidence: 0.90656686 00:01:50.140 --> 00:01:51.240 programs of shorter length, NOTE Confidence: 0.90656686 00:01:51.240 --> 00:01:53.390 we have the link to those as well as a NOTE Confidence: 0.90656686 00:01:53.449 --> 00:01:55.745 link to the Skyhawks and Super taught NOTE Confidence: 0.90656686 00:01:55.745 --> 00:01:58.147 sports programs with this story on kens5.com. NOTE Confidence: 0.90656686 00:01:58.150 --> 00:02:01.600 Jeremy Baker, Kens 5 Eyewitness News. NOTE Confidence: 0.90656686 00:02:01.600 --> 00:02:02.638 For more information NOTE Confidence: 0.8721135 00:02:02.640 --> 00:02:04.380 on family health called 210-358-3045. 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