What Our Youth Looks Like today

What our youth looks like today;
The "let's eat candy and get FAT" holiday has come and gone. Instead of lecturing on how bad candy and sugar is, I'll just leave you with some alarming facts about our youth population;

" 30% of U.S. youth population is overweight "
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. These numbers are rising each year but they don't have to.

Pretty scary huh Do you see the common pattern here?

Our young champions are overweight, physical education is almost non-existent, and our children are getting injured more and more every year both in structured sports as well as recreational sports. It doesn't have to be this way. We need to be more proactive and make changes. That's why I opened Optimal Performance, to provide a safe and effective place for our youth (athletes & students alike) to change the deadly trends among us.

At Optimal Performance we now offer unlimited memberships in 1, 3 or 12 month options. This means you have unlimited access to the areas top coaches and on a consistent basis all for a cost effective monthly rate.

Don't wait for a change to happen to you - make the change happen to yourself!!!

JZ