A Call For Americans To Shape America
Online, December 30, 2009 (Newswire.com) - (Los Angeles, California) - - Living off the fat of the land was a phrase Americans once used to point out how they were able to build a life and succeed from only what they had or came across. It was said with a sense of pride and achievement. The truth today is that Americans have more fat than the land does. Study after study has demonstrated the growth of Americans. Obesity has become a health crisis that is costing people their health, their savings and in increasing numbers, their lives.
A recent worldwide study has shown that the United States has the greatest obesity rate (30.6%) than any other country in the world. Mexico ranks second at 24.2% and was one of only six countries with a rate of 20% or higher. A further breakdown of statistics shows that 49 states have a prevalence of obesity at a level greater than 20%. Six states (Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia) have rates at or greater than 30%.
The cost of obesity regarding medical care has been estimated to represent almost 10% of the total amount spent yearly on health care. The state-level spending ranges from $89 million in Wyoming to over $8 billion in California.
Obesity among children ages 6 to 19 has tripled since 1980. It's also been found that a child is more likely to face an obesity problem if they have at least one parent who is obese.
While the problem of obesity has been acknowledged, the solution as the statistics show has yet to be found. People can make speeches, air advertisements and open centers where people are invited to take part in a variety of passive programs. Product after product can make all the promises in the world but if it's based on false ideas there will be no firm commitment to finding an answer to America's obesity epidemic.
Shapin' America is challenging everyone to change the shape of Americans.
Shapin' America is a call to action that encourages, motivates, educates, guides and supports Americans in the call to drop the pounds and lift their spirits. Their collection of ten celebrity-hosted videos is being released nationwide with a challenge attached to them. Each person who purchases a Shapin' America DVD will be called on to lose ten pounds over the next year. In a time when result creating celebrity fitness videos routinely sell a million copies or better, this would mean a nationwide loss of ten million pounds over the course of 2010!
Each Shapin' America video will feature a member of their celebrity team sharing the programs and routines they personally use and rely on to maintain their excellent physical fitness. Exercise, diet and nutrition are among the areas presented and explained in this series of videos. Shapin' America's team of celebrities come from the world of sports, acting, stage performing and other industries. Collectively they demonstrate how optimum physical fitness can be obtained in a way that everyone will be drawn to and be motivated to embrace as part of their daily lives.
As part of the campaign to bring realistic answers to this need of our country, Shapin' America will be launching a thirty city tour in order to connect with people and compel them to become one of the successes of the Shapin' America challenge. Stops will include New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Phoenix, Miami and many more.
Shapin' America is a joint effort between Supreme Ventures, Inc. and Grind Hard Entertainment. Among their main goals, as stated by executive producer Mark Hamilton, is, "the belief that the key to a happier life is through a healthier lifestyle."
While others before have simply shown up with a message, Shapin' America is presenting a movement. It's a movement that will bring an awareness that will create an action, which will save the lives of people of all ages.
(For more information, distribution details or to arrange interview with Mark Hamilton or any member of the Shapin' America team visit http://www.shapinamerica.com or call (310) 782-5127)