John Halsey, Fitness Programs Coordinator
John has been the UCI Campus Recreation Group Exercise Coordinator since 1999. Before that, he taught in the physical education departments at Orange Coast College, and CSULB. He has served on the steering committee for IDEA The Health and Fitness Organization, and serves as a consultant for 24 Hour Fitness. He currently writes a fitness column in Long Beach Magazine, and gives talks throughout the community.
Here's some bad news for many Americans. This article notes the rise in the percentage of Americans who are considered obese, and gives some public policy recommendations to quell the problem. http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/08/29/obesity.state.ap/index.html
