The Play Streets initiative converts the street into a giant playground offering a high-impact way to encourage more physical activity, particularly in neighborhoods that often lack open space. Today, obesity and sedentary lifestyle is prevalent amongst children in Singapore. Most kids do not get the recommended 60 minutes a day of physical activity. Play Streets program not only help our kids develop more active habits, they also bring communities together in a safe, fun space.

Upcoming Playstreets

What happens on a Playstreet? 
Here are some examples of Playstreets around the world. 

More about the problem-Obesity in Singapore

• Experts warn that 34% of those aged 24 to 35 this year may become diabetic by age 65 
•  Diabetes rates have risen, from 8.6 per cent of the adult population in 1992 to 11.3 per cent in 2010.
• A major reason is "a big drop in physical activity" when people start working
•  Obesity in schoolchildren has risen - from 11 per cent in 2013 to 12 per cent in 2014, said the Education Ministry. In 2000, it was 10 per cent.
• The Education Ministry said that for some children, there is a cycle of weight gain during long holidays followed by weight loss during term time as a result of physical activities and weight-management programmes in school
• Childhood obesity is an international public health concern as it increases the risk of adult obesity.​
• The World Health Organisation 2016 report from its Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity expects the number of fat children to balloon from 42 million in 2013 to 70 million by 2025.
• It warns: "Obese infants and children are likely to continue being obese during adulthood and are more likely to develop a variety of health problems as adults."These include diabetes, heart disease, stroke, joint problems and a higher risk of getting endometrial, breast and colon cancers.

Source:Straits Times 22 Feb 2016 
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/rising-obesity-among-young-set-to-worsen-diabetes-rate