The popular nursery rhyme portrays Humpty Dumpty as a fat person who falls down and Jack and Jill as tumbling down a hill. Author Swati Popat Vats' has in a new book turned these rhymes around for the new age child.
"Humpty Dumpty, won't be fat. Has been falling down since ages, now he would be thin and would not fall as he would be fit," says Vats whose book aims at teaching children about essential fitness.
Poppat has penned nine innovative ideas in her new book titled "Fun and Fitness," for children between the ages of two and eight to follow and easily implement.
Actor Dino Morea has collaborated with the author to create awareness about fitness for children and also acts as their buddy in the book to helps them in activities that leads to a healthy and happy life.
The book, says Vats, would "actually talk to the child" instead of just giving boring and monotonous lessons on the importance of physical fitness.
"Today kids are not getting enough time for outdoor, physical activities. They are skipping important motor skill developments like balancing, walking, skipping, jumping, etc. These activities lead to balance, gait and physical dexterity, which help in better physical and all round health," says Vats.
"It is important to start young, especially when we talk of fitness we only think about exercising and this whole concept highlights the all-round development like memory, focus, thinking skills which is what is important for children," says the author.
Games, simple activities and colorful pictures of cartoon characters have been included in the book.
"There are more pictures in the book, which would also not be a language barrier for children of any age group," says the author.
