Strength & Conditioning and Youth fitness is suffering, especially in Rockland County. Blame it on technology that keeps our youth sedentary, the lack of physical education in our school systems, poor diet, and certainly poor training and programming…regardless of the problem, there is no questioning what we see in our youth today.
The signs are all around us…
Here are a couple of interesting and alarming facts ;
- 30% of U.S. youth population is overweight... 30%. Even more alarming - 15.2% are considered obese. These numbers are on the rise and as parents, teachers and coaches we have a huge responsibility to change the tide of this sad epidemic.
- The injury rate of our youth athletes that are involved in sports is unacceptable and becoming far too common.
- over 3.5 million children under the age of 15 are treated for sports related injuries every year
- children ages 5-14 account for 40% of all reported sport related injuries
- more than half of these injuries occur at practice
Done correctly, youth fitness, strength & conditioning, sports training, or whatever you want to call it can be extremely effective not just for the elite or gifted athletes, but for athletes of all ages and levels.
Stay tuned as tomorrow as I will reveal What I have in store for our youth athletes at Optimal Performance Training Center…
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