Track and field donated to fight childhood obesity

Waste of money. Waste of effort.

"Behind Ivey Ranch Elementary School is a brand new track and field – a labor of love for a local foundation dedicated to fighting childhood obesity.

For Karen Johnson, co-founder of the Gibraltar Foundation and an Ivey Ranch parent, building the track with the help of numerous donors has been part of a personal mission to help children exercise more and improve their nutrition."

"Exercise, " is a terribly inefficient approach to weight loss.

"'A first-class facility like this makes a statement,' said Larry Perondi, Oceanside Unified School District's superintendent. 'It says we think fitness is important.'”

No.

It says you are a moron who has no concept of exercise, fitness, weight loss and the relationships among them.

"Ivey Ranch classmates Anashea Atempa, 9, Catherine Bowen, 9, McKenna Fix, 9, and Alex Espinosa, 10, said the track and field will augment an already active play schedule."

If these kids had "an already active play schedule. " why wasn't that working?

"The new track is made from sealed decomposed granite and the infield is synthetic turf. Thirty companies and organizations donated $200,000 in material and expertise for the project...

Before the track and field was built, students had to run their laps on a grass field."

Poor babies.

Apparently running laps on a natural surface causes childhood obesity in California.

"'Now at PE, we're going to start running more often,' Anashea said of using the track."

Wanna bet?