Youth Fitness


Research shows that obesity rates have doubled in the last decade, which is why I feel so strongly about promoting youth fitness... let's get positive, healthy lifestyles rolling before the bad habits form and become a way of life for our kids.

I encourage parents to sign up their kids (age 12 and older) for my EcoTrek Fitness outdoor group sessions -- these sessions are adaptable for kids and they can have a lot of fun with it while getting outside in fresh air, away from their computers & electronics!

I also offer my one-on-one personal training sessions suitable for adolescents ... click cari@oneononefitgirl.com to send me an email; communicate what your situation is and I'll let you know how I can help.

~ Cari

 

 

Statistics on adolescent obesity in America:


  • * About 15 percent of children and adolescents ages 6-19 years are seriously overweight.

  • * The percentage of children and adolescents who are defined as overweight has nearly tripled since the early 1970s.

  • * Over 10 percent of preschool children between ages 2 and 5 are overweight.

  • * Another 15 percent of children and teens ages 6-19 are considered at risk of becoming overweight.

  • * Researchers found that lowered self-esteem was associated with being overweight in girls as young as 5.

  • * 1 in 5 children in the U.S. are overweight.

  • * Children with obesity, ages 10-13, are reported to have a 70% likelihood of obesity persisting into adult years.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC), 1999-2000 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)