National/World

Richard Simmons lobbies against obesity

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Fitness guru Richard Simmons gave passionate testimony during a congressional hearing. The 60-year-old Simmons is pushing for an expansion of physical education in public schools.

He scolded the House Education Committee chaired by East Bay Congressman George Miller - saying lawmakers aren't doing enough to combat childhood obesity.

"Our children today will not live as long as their parents. What have we done? What have we done to the kids of the United States of America! This is wrong! And I will dedicate the rest of my life! And chairperson George Miller - I just may run for office to help this really get through and not have one kid feel lousy about himself because he can't throw a ball!" said Simmons.

Simmons says he's so passionate about the issue of childhood obesity that he may run for office to fight for government to do more to combat it.

(Copyright ©2009 KGO-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.)

Get more National/World »


Tags:
national/world
Loading .....
 

Sponsored Content

Advertisement
Advertisement

ABC7 Everywhere

Wireless

Breaking news as it happens. Sign up now!

Visit our mobile site at abc7newstogo.com.

Get our iPhone application.

Newsletters, Alerts, and RSS

Sign up for our newsletters to get news, weather and other alerts via email.

Get breaking news alerts on your desktop

With our RSS feeds, get real-time updates of abc7news.com using your favorite news reader.

Widgets

Add our widget to your favorite social network for instant access to abc7news.com

Blog

Michael Finney's Consumer Blog
Posted on

Check out

Contests, Promotions, and Registration

Check out our contests and promotions. There are always great opportunities to win!

Become a member to enter contests, comment on stories, receive newsletters, and more!

Advertisement