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OVERCOMING CHALLENGES OF INACTIVITY AND LACK OF MOBILITY IN OUR YOUTH
Stand Up to Sitting Down!
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
Starting at an early age, youth are sitting for the majority of their day. Whether watching TV, at the movies, playing on electronics, or at school, our youth are in a seated position for long periods of time.
The U.S. Government recommends that youth ages 6-17 get 60 minutes of physical activity every day (https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/age-chart.html). Sadly, the average American youth doesn't even come close.
WHAT KIND OF ACTIVITY?
Any type of movement is good activity. Chronic diseases that used to be associated with "old" age (Type II Diabetes, Chronic Heart Disease, and Cancer to name a few) are becoming more prevalent in our youth. These types of diseases are directly related to a lack of physical activity (https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/factsheets/physical-activity.htm) and are skyrocketing as our society becomes more sedentary.
Additionally, activity that helps us reach, or reclaim, our full range of motion and overcome the harm caused by sitting is necessary to help our youth prevent injuries and to move more freely.
WHAT CAN WE DO?
We have developed a plan that allows elementary school teachers to implement brief periods of age-appropriate activity into their daily curriculum. The exercises and activities can be performed in place by a student's desk and can be conducted as students transition from subject to subject throughout the day.
During the summer, or off-track times, we will sponsor youth-centric fitness camps at different elementary schools in the area providing additional opportunity for youth to learn more about how to incorporate movement and mobility into their days.
For parents of youth that do not live in our area, please contact us and we will help you find resources local to you that will help your child "Stand Up to Sitting Down!"
Contact us today to find out how we can help our youth "Stand Up to Sitting Down!" and take back their health and mobility.