European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 28 2007 stars and stripes Page 3 photos by Chris and stripes master Zumba instructors from left Jani Roberts and Rebecca Lee with Back to camera Lead a class of morale welfare and recreation fitness instructors through an aerobic dance routine last week at Yokosuka naval base Japan Pacific area mar departments Are hoping to promote the link Between fun and fitness during Navy family health and wellness week april 713 family fitness fundamentals by Chris Fowler stars and stripes Yokosuka naval base Japan during the weekends the Ike go housing area play grounds sound like an elements Rysch ool version of the running of the bulls and sitting on benches Ever watchful parents like gentle goaltenders keep escaping balls Frisbee and children in the game that is exactly the kind of healthy entertainment and family fun morale welfare and recreation departments in the Pacific Are promoting during Navy family health and wellness week april 713 from a family paintball tournament at Casebo naval base and free family Bowling at Yokosuka to fitness Center introduction Day on Okinawa and healthy food options at Chunhae naval base in South Korea the week is de signed to highlight the benefits of a healthy family lifestyle according to Yokosuka mar fitness director Glenn Preston the healthy lifestyle starts with the parents from both a genetic and cultural standpoint if both parents Are obese then their child has upward of an 80 percent Chance of becoming obese As Well Preston said but he added if children see their parents leading an Active life style they will tend to also be More Active experts in the Field of child development and education have Long recognized the positive Impact a family involvement can have on keeping the elements of fun and excitement tied to the ele ments of health and exercise the idea is if you can take the work out of workout everyone benefits according to Yokosuka Middle school physical education teacher Rob Garcia a physically Active lifestyle has a wide Range of Bene fits including prevention of obesity and enhancing self esteem but because Garcia works with children he also recognizes that video games and television com Pete for time and an activity must Appeal to a Childs sense of fun Garcias ideology is entered on the idea of lifetime fitness it is important to understand ways to help children become More physically Active and less Abby Mimi rack a Batter for the Yokosuka gators prepares to swing at the Ball while head coach Rod Malloy reminds her to keep her Eye on the Ball monday at Yokosuka naval base Japan for More information for More information on Navy family health wellness week activities planned on Pacific bases Contact the following All num Bers Risugl naval air fatty itt Alfaige 2643786 health wellness Leigh Wierichs 2646163 Bowling Brett Dunn 5643790 aquatics Jack Garton 2646165 rec Center Corner Jon Remmer outdoor rec Terry Williams 2646205 single Sailor Keith Reynolds 2643782 Golf Ron Nichols 2646749 Pam Law 2523588 or Debbie a Ettson 2414486 or Chris Fowler sedentary he said an Active Lif Estyle is something that can last a lifetime Navy spouse Jennifer Thrall agrees i have two daughters and i Al ways Tell them that they need something for the body and some thing for the mind Thrall said they participate in sports for the body and the girl scouts for the mind with health happiness Intelli gence and Sel Confidence at the top of any parents wish list for his or her child an Active lifestyle May be the closet thing to a magic Bullet research is beginning to substantiate a link Between physical activity and academic achieve ment a recent american College of sports Medicine study said the students who performed better academically were the most Active meaning those who participated in a sport or other vigorous activity at least three times a email Chris Fowler at s korean sting on Black Market nets 18 suspects probe found us products were expired by to Flack and Hwang Harrym stars and stripes Seoul South korean officials announced monday the re sults of a massive Blac Market sting operation the second in just four months South korean police officials confirmed there investigating 18 two Ameri can base personnel and two cafes employees for smug gling 33000 cases of Beer and 425 tons of food into the South korean Black Market system and in a new twist All the food and Beer was expired and was diverted in route to disposal officials stressed monday that while there have been no reports of illness the unsafe and potentially very dangerous products should not be consumed the army and air Force Exchange service is working with various us and South korean la enforcement officials in connection with the Case according to an cafes news release our cooperation in this investigation As Well As some Success Over the past year including prosecutions As a result of illegal activities at Camp Long illustrate cafes commitment to eliminate ration control abuse and diver Sion of duty free products onto the korean Economy cafes spokesman it col Dean thur mond stated in the release chief detective Lee Jocha with the foreign affairs Section of the Seoul metropolitan police Agency said a 55yearold cafes employee named you and another South korean Are being held in pretrial confinement for violating the waste disposal management act a 35yearold cafes worker named Baek is among 14 others who Are being investigated but re main free Lee said officials Are seeking the whereabouts of two other men suspected in the Case Lee said you who worked for cafes waste disposal began sell ing the food in 2004 and the Beer in 2005 you and his co conspirators made More than million on sales and evaded tariffs Accord ing to Lee police began investigating the operation after being tipped that a lot of Beer was making its Way from bases in Dong Lucheon Home of Camp Casey and Yeong Taek which houses both Camp Humphreys and Osan air base into local bars Karaoke night spots and Street stalls across the country goods were discovered in souls Nam daemon Market and in the International Market in Busan Lee said so we began reverse tracking up possible routes of their smuggling he said what investigators discovered Lee said was that the cafes workers were Able to manipulate the tracking system by falsifying documents showing the goods were disposed of properly the Case remains under investigation Lee said in january two cafes employees were convicted of moving about 21000 cases of Beer from the us army Camp Long into the Black Market following a year Long us South korean investigation Kim Jonghyun manager of Camp Longs cafes store was sentenced to one year in prison Cheong Bong Jung a worker at the same store was Given a 10month sentence that was sus Pended for two years prosecutors decided not to charge two other cafes employees accused of playing minor roles in that Blac marketing scheme email the Korea Bureau at uss Essex in South Korea Joan of the us Navy Marine col John Mayer commanding officer of the Okinawa based 31st Marine expeditionary unit presents a Coin to a child wearing traditional korean garments saturday during the foal Eagle exercise in Pahang South Korea