The ending of a long-running health and fitness programme for young people in Waikato has upset one of the driving forces behind it and schools.
'Energizers' will no longer go into schools and lead programmes on health, nutrition and physical education.
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It saw a number of trained people, called Energizers, going into schools and leading programmes on health, nutrition and physical education.
Emeritus Professor of Nutrition at AUT, Elaine Rush played an important role in setting up the programme.
She believed it worked well and produced results.
''A drop in the prevalence of obesity and overweight in the region. I think that is because the programme had been there for so long it was actually embedded, reaching all children and also children of children that had been through the programme. Basically it was about eating healthy, being active and having fun.''