The scouts, it seem, want to think of themselves as being a "big tent" operation.....but don't want to see any tents with stretch marks.....
1. "Scouts had to meet BMI and other health standards to go to rugged new West Virginia site.
2. .... Boy Scout Jamboree opened Monday .... with one big omission: Scouts who are dangerously overweight. Scout leaders designed the 10-day wilderness gathering in the New River Gorge region to be the most physically demanding ....
3. To be eligible for this year's mass gathering, ...Scouts whose BMI was 40 or above were banned from the 10,600-acre Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve, while those between 32 and 39.9 had to submit medical information to be approved.
4. "And that has motivated an enormous return in terms of both kids and adults getting serious about improving their health."
5. Scouts will be tested by such "high-adventure activities" as kayaking, rock-climbing, bouldering, skateboarding, mountain biking, BMX riding, gliding, a 3-mile hike uphill and a 3,000-foot-long zip line.
6. "Teaching Scouts and Scouters how to live a sustainable life, which includes a healthy lifestyle, and the health of our participants are important goals of the jamboree.
[ "sustainable"??? You know what that usually means...start marching Left-foot forward!]
7. ...began a health regimen to lose weight and attend the jamboree. But, for those who couldn't, most self-selected and chose not to apply,"
8. ... morbidly obese if he or she is 100 pounds over his or her ideal body weight and has a BMI of 40 or more, or 35 and above if the person has high blood pressure, diabetes or other obesity-related conditions.
9. ....30,000 Scouts and Venturers, plus 7,000 staff and adult leaders, are expected to attend,....
10. .... the first time that girls from the Venturing program will be part of the Jamboree."
Jamboree campers thinned out: No obese Boy Scouts
[I think this alon may, in fact, have the desired 'slimming' effect....]
Now...if they change the uniform to a simple black....or, perhaps, vertical stripes......
1. "Scouts had to meet BMI and other health standards to go to rugged new West Virginia site.
2. .... Boy Scout Jamboree opened Monday .... with one big omission: Scouts who are dangerously overweight. Scout leaders designed the 10-day wilderness gathering in the New River Gorge region to be the most physically demanding ....
3. To be eligible for this year's mass gathering, ...Scouts whose BMI was 40 or above were banned from the 10,600-acre Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve, while those between 32 and 39.9 had to submit medical information to be approved.
4. "And that has motivated an enormous return in terms of both kids and adults getting serious about improving their health."
5. Scouts will be tested by such "high-adventure activities" as kayaking, rock-climbing, bouldering, skateboarding, mountain biking, BMX riding, gliding, a 3-mile hike uphill and a 3,000-foot-long zip line.
6. "Teaching Scouts and Scouters how to live a sustainable life, which includes a healthy lifestyle, and the health of our participants are important goals of the jamboree.
[ "sustainable"??? You know what that usually means...start marching Left-foot forward!]
7. ...began a health regimen to lose weight and attend the jamboree. But, for those who couldn't, most self-selected and chose not to apply,"
8. ... morbidly obese if he or she is 100 pounds over his or her ideal body weight and has a BMI of 40 or more, or 35 and above if the person has high blood pressure, diabetes or other obesity-related conditions.
9. ....30,000 Scouts and Venturers, plus 7,000 staff and adult leaders, are expected to attend,....
10. .... the first time that girls from the Venturing program will be part of the Jamboree."
Jamboree campers thinned out: No obese Boy Scouts
[I think this alon may, in fact, have the desired 'slimming' effect....]
Now...if they change the uniform to a simple black....or, perhaps, vertical stripes......
