Thank you Charles for sending me this article about Lazytown, a fun show about motivating kids to get in shape. I loved it! I loved it so much I decided to post it! Not only that, but next time I see my niece and nephew I am going to make them watch this funny fitness show.

LazyTown airs in over 100 countries, and briefly had a stint in the U.S. (I’m not sure if it still airs) It began in Iceland and has continued to be a growing success and much needed program for our kids!
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“LazyTown is not a TV property but a lifestyle brand for children,” says Mr Scheving, who peppers his conversation with references to Walt Disney and Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets. A whiteboard in his office maps out a dizzying month-by-month plan of activities and product launches stretching to the end of 2011.

Mr Scheving first turned movement into money as a five-year-old, carrying messages in the Icelandic town where he grew up to people who did not own a phone. He began his working life as a carpenter, and he personally fitted out the studio on the outskirts of Reykjavik where “LazyTown” is filmed. In his spare time he worked as a fitness instructor and also built up a thriving sideline as a motivational speaker on health and fitness. He quickly realised that there were plenty of healthy role models for adults—but none for children.

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Seems a bit wacky?? Well, when I was kid, if it wasn’t wacky, I didn’t watch it!

How cute! I love it!