Knockout Obesity and Live Light Live Right, will launch
its combined first year-long program at CAMBA Beacon 166 (800 Van Siclen
Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207). Knockout Obesity supports community centers
serving low-income neighborhoods, by providing a course blueprint and
professional boxer to teach each class.
Brooklyn, NY, March 01, 2015 Childhood obesity has steadily
increased over the years, becoming a major health crisis that has more than
doubled in children since the 1970s. Children living in NYC’s most vulnerable
communities face obstacles that hinder healthy and active lifestyle. High crime
rates, shortages of open spaces, scaled back physical education programs in
public schools, and an increased focus on standardized testing contribute to
childhood obesity.
On March 3, 2015, Brooklyn-based charity, Knockout Obesity
and Live Light Live Right, will launch its combined first year-long program at
CAMBA Beacon 166 (800 Van Siclen Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207). Knockout Obesity
supports community centers serving low-income neighborhoods, by providing a
course blueprint and professional boxer to teach each class. Boxing equipment
is donated to participating community centers, and existing staff is trained to
sustain the program year round. “We are very excited for the opportunity to
partner with Knockout Obesity and offer our children this energetic boxing program,
said Dr. Dhuper, Founder and Executive Director, Live Light Live Right. We are
looking forward to experiencing the year long program at our partner location,
CAMBA Beacon.”
Charity founder and Brooklyn restaurateur, Dimitrios
Verteouris, personally contributes to the semi-weekly KO classes, engaging
participants in 45 minutes of non-contact, boxing-based training. Following the
fitness component, Knockout Obesity institutes a 15 minute nutrition lesson,
from its 36-week nutrition education curriculum designed to promote the 13
healthy eating outcomes outlined in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention’s Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT).
About Knockout Obesity
A former cast member on Food Network’s reality show, Fat
Chef, Dimitrios Verteouris lost 82lbs in three months using boxing and his own
good eats at Nature’s Grill. He founded Knockout Obesity to make an immediate
and lasting change in NYC’s least served communities through a three-prong
strategy that focuses on Physical Fitness, Nutrition Education, and
Capacity-Building. Last year, Knockout Obesity was the recipient of a $25,000
donation from Two-Time and Two Division Boxing World Champion and NABF
Welterweight Champion Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi. Knockout Obesity has been
featured by ESPN, The Insider, New York Daily News, New York Post, Metro NY,
Hot 97 and more. www.koobesity.com
About Live Light, Live Right:
Live Light, Live Right is a Brookdale University Hospital
and Medical Center, a community-based partnership, non-profit 501(c)(3),
serving overweight and obese children ages 2-19. Nearly half of the children in
the program are those who live below the poverty line; suffer from a BMI
>95th percentile or are at high risk of developing diabetes or other serious
chronic diseases. By providing free or highly subsidized services, Live Light
has already helped over 3,000 children improve their diet, exercise habits, and
their health.www.livelight.org
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