Dr. Tommy Boone,
Co-Founder and former President of the American Society of Exercise Physiologists, and Chair of the Department of Exercise Physiology at the College of St. Scholastica in Deluth, MN says of OPYOW...
Hi Rick,
I read the (Chicago Health and Wellness) article. It is well written. Your passion for helping young children avoid obesity is obvious. Strangely, the article reminded me of the bar my dad put at the top of the door to our bedroom. We would chin ourselves upon entering and leaving. I never did get fat and still remain rather strong for my age. A good idea always has a beginning. I wish you the best with your work. It comes across that you are doing the right things for the right reasons.
Sincerely,
Tommy
Tommy Boone, PhD, MPH, FASEP, EPC
Professor and Chair
Director, Exercise Physiology Laboratories
Department of Exercise Physiology
The College of St. Scholastica
1200 Kenwood Ave
Duluth, MN 55811
http://faculty.css.edu/tboone2/resume.html
Other Important OPYOW Endorsments
Ever seen a fat monkey or chimpanzee? They can pull themselves above tree limbs all day. In this sense human primates are the same. If your child can do a pull up they CAN’T be fat…case closed! …Rick Fuhrmann
"Operation Pull Your Own Weight is much more than just a childhood obesity prevention program. It's an ATTITUDE SEED that if planted at a young age, and cultivated over a number of weeks, months, and years, it will change lives and brighten futures for kids around America and even world." …Dr. Larry Woods
Your book makes a powerful and compelling case for the OPYOW program and constitutes a splendid contribution to the fitness and the educational literature. Your clever anecdotes, riveting testimonials, astute teaching-learning progressions, articulate accounts of motivation, organization, and the relation of nature and obesity pertinent to the program, and successful parries of major objections to the program all conspire to insightful effect. In our view, the book deserves to be widely read, understood, and appreciated; it likewise calls out to be deeply influential. ...Dr. Robert G. Osterhoudt
"Operation Pull Your Own Weight is not only a great childhood obesity prevention strategy, but a wonderful parenting primer for anyone who's interested in raising strong, healthy, and self confident kids." …Robert LaRue
The children are able to perform in this program no matter what their age, size, or economic background is. They participate enthusiastically, often asking to do more than my schedule allows time for. The sense of accomplishment and pride is apparent in their faces as they learn more and more discipline in the physical and mental challenges of Operation Pull Your Own Weight. …Devoura Lee Cooks
“On the pull up bar our students learned that they had to take responsibility for getting their own work done, eating right, getting their rest, and avoiding tobacco, alcohol, and drugs. If they failed to do these things, the pull up bar knew immediately and denied the public success that all kids crave. It was a real eye opener, and that may be the single most important thing our kids learned from OPYOW.” ….Henry Reams, Principal, Jefferson School, Davenport, IA
Every Physical Education teacher should have a copy of this new book, read it, and implement it. It’s infinitely practical and affordable, and if applied correctly, the childhood obesity epidemic would be over in a decade or less. …Al Kranz, Northern IL University
