The KIDS FOUNDATION

Julie Parker, a physical therapist and mother of
three, started the K.I.D.S. Foundation in 2001.
As a physical therapist, Julie has worked with children
with special needs for more than ten years. After
researching children's fitness, she was alarmed to
discover that childhood obesity and inactivity have
nearly doubled among children in the U.S. since 1980.
Julie filmed the K.I.D.S. Foundation exercise video in
2003 in an effort to provide children, both typically
developing and those with special needs, a safe and
effective way to exercise in the home.

The children featured in this video range from 6 to 10
years of age. However, Julie finds that children as
young as 18 months interact with and can also benefit
from this program.

Julie hopes that this video can help combat childhood obesity
and inactivity by giving children a healthy activity to do in their
free time.This hope echoes the mission of the K.I.D.S Foundation,which is
"To help children of all abilities be healthy in mind and body."

The Kids Foundation