ATLANTA-more than a third of Georgia children struggling with their weight, and many are losing the battle. Next month, gets 200 Georgia young people some free, expert, fitness advice for a special one-day camp at the Georgia Dome. The camp will feature the NFL's own Marcus Stroud, but it is all the brainchild of a boy named Alpharetta Tiger Greene.
Greene can be young, but he knows exactly what it seems to be struggling with overweight. That's why he has this unique camp created just for children.
Greene on 13 works harder than most adults.
Five days a week, Greene trains with Andrew Zumwalt, known as Coach Z and it is grueling.
What is remarkable about Greene is not only what the Alpharetta teenager does, but how far he's come.
"My knees pain would do, I would get headaches, I would get sick," said Greene.
A year ago, on 12, Greene weighed 250 pounds and take six pills a day just to his blood sugar and thyroid levels was under control.
"A few years ago I would have [perform] the area and then just stuck for half an hour just sit," said Greene.
Adopted because Greene grew up playing football, a lot of people, including his father, Brian, that the larger its size, the better.
Something Greene's father says he now regrets.
"I had doctors along who said, ' don't worry, he will grow from the ' or ' He built like you. ' If you gave me an excuse, I went to take, "said Brian Greene.
Tiger Greene was always teased at school an uncomfortable with his size, he had grown tired of excuses.
"I said, ' Daddy, I want to lose weight", and he said: ' we will ' and I said: ' you said that many times, ' "said Tiger Greene.
"I will never forget, he looked me dead in the eyes and said," Dad that's what you always say, that is what you always say ' and my heart just sank, "said Brian Greene.
It was a turning point for both son and father.
"I think that if a father who was about as rock bottom if I could hit. Feeling that I have let down my child, that I've let it get to this point was the worst feeling in the world, "said Brian Greene.
The Greene's strengthened, to help to tackle Tiger's weight together as a family.
"Kids, they chose not what they eat. They cannot drive to the gym as teenagers or adults. The family has to help, the family wanting to create the change with them, "said Tiger Greene.
The family also hired Coach Z Tiger learning how to practice.
"With children can not you tell them to get on a treadmill, it just does not work," said Coach Zumwalt.
It took discipline, and hard work, but Tiger stuck with it.
"You should want to change, if you do not want to change, it won't happen," said the teenager.
That willpower is paying off. Tiger Greene 50 pounds in the past year has lost and with the help of his father, he founded Team Tiger, a non-profit organization that is trying to help other children deal with their weight.
"Obese just sounds scary. childhood obesity sounds scary," said Tiger Greene.
Greene said that he knows many overweight kids feel stuck on 16 April he with Stroud for a free one-day camp designed to get children together will the resources they need to jumpstart their weight loss.
"I hope that they are feeling more confident about themselves, to know that they can do stuff they never thought they could do that," said Greene.
Tiger Greene says the camp is just one day, but it would be a life-changer.
The camp is open for ages 7 to 15 and the deadline to apply is this Saturday, 26 March. Go to Teamtiger2010 .com for a data-entry form to the Team Tiger/Marcus Stroud-day Wellness camp.
Children must write a short essay about why they want to go to the camp and Tiger green and Marcus Stroud will read the essays and choose 200 children.
Space is limited, but even those not chosen will get fitness tips.
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