Exercise, nutrition, meeting the Miss Samoa and the great superheroes of the Nobesity programme were easily the highlight of the Robert Louis Stevenson School students’ day, yesterday.
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And end of the programme, they all had an hour of physical education with the superheroes.
“Kids Can Kids Will” is the motto of Nobesity Samoa, an initiative by Business Systems Limited and One Touch Ministries.
“Obesity and overweight issues are growing problems throughout the world and particularly in the Pacific.”
A factsheet by the South Pacific Commission says that in ten Pacific Island countries and territories, at least 50 percent of the population are either overweight or obese A press statement by Nobesity Samoa said that this is the fourth school visited to promote Well Being and a Healthy Lifestyle.
“ [The programme] will encourage other students and assist teachers in pushing the idea of teaching the kids how to stay in a healthy and active environment.”
Miss Samoa, Ariana Taufao, who plays tennis, signed autographs for children and spoke about the importance of healthy living.
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