IHPRA Newsletter
October 2007


Thomas Cureton, Ph.D. is the Physical Education Profession's Father of Physical Fitness. He was born in Florida in 1901. He earned degrees from the Georgia School of Technology, Yale University, Springfield College and Columbia University. While teaching at the University of Illinois during WWII, he pioneered innovations in physical training and assessment methods aimed at improving the fitness levels of his male students. 

Study: Obesity May Surpass Smoking As Cancer Risk

Watching TV linked to obesity and hypertension in kids

Obesity linked to 6 kinds of cancer

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