In the past 30 years, the percentage of children who are overweight has more than doubled. With the growing technology force in multi-media options available to children, they are not as physically active as before the multi-media boost in recent years, children are found sitting in front of TV or computer for hours. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the average child watches around 3 hours of television a day and according to the Kaiser Family Foundation an average child spends 5 1/2 hours on all media combined. Are you a concerned parent with your child having overweight problem? Have you tried many form exercise options for your child but they just seem to lose interest? Dance Dance Revolution could be your solution. It is a combination of exercise and video game.

Dance Dance Revolution is a unique dancing video game designed to make you get up and move, plus, every kid enjoys video games. It jumps out of the traditional hand used control to a foot step control platform. Dance Dance Revolution features hundreds of popular songs and special designed foot steps movement to follow. You will be able to find out how much fun your kids have in exercising with this popular dancing video game and you might want to join in the fun!

There are a lot of exercise programs, like treadmill, yoga, and more. Exercise to children means playing and being physically active. There are a lot of children that are not interested in sports or outdoor activities. Dance Dance Revolution can also be used individually, and it is an indoor activity, you can use it whenever you want at home.

We also recommend schools, recreational centers or any groups to participate. Dance Dance Revolution is being installed in 157 middle schools in West Virginia to encourage physical activity and help fight obesity. The game has already been tested in a pilot project in 20 schools, and will be installed in 753 schools within the next three years.

In order to start Dance Dance Revolution, you will need a video game console, Dance Dance Revolution game software, and a dance pad. For more detail requirements, please read here.

DDRfitness specializes in dance pads for Dance Dance Revolution and we have different packages for schools and organizations.

To get started, just fill the DDR Fitness Program request form here.