Fast-food giant McDonald's is rolling out mini-gyms in its U.S. restaurants to encourage children to sweat off their meals, or at least part of them.
The latest, and fourth of 20 planned, opened in Santa Ana, Calif., Monday, and features stationary bikes, monkey bars, climbing ropes and a mini basketball court...
The newspaper observed children lining up to try out the R-Gym, named for the company's mascot, Ronald McDonald.
I think this is quite a nice idea to get the commitment, involvement and support of kids. It's a great way of showing their might behind kids. I also read somewhere that they are tweaking the widely perceived "junk food" menu to add "healthy meals" as a part of their offering. This act also reinforces their resolve to tell the world about the promise they made, as they have suffered bad press for building a "whole junk food generation" in the US.
thro' United Press