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Tuesday Checkup: kids and fitness

Here in northeast Ohio, more than one in three kids is overweight or obese. There's no doubt more exercise would be a good thing for many kids, but it's got to be the right kind. In fact some exercise can be downright harmful for children, writes Zachary Lewis. His story leads the health section in today's Plain Dealer. He spoke with ideastream®'s Eric Wellman.