Obesity - Structuring Activities for Our Youth - Health - Weight Loss

Obesity - Structuring Activities for Our Youth

It is a well documented fact that youth obesity is at epidemic proportions in the western world. Technology, Eating habits and Insufficient Physical Activity all play a major role in regard to the general health and well-being of our youth. Previous generations had a much healthier lifestyle than our youth today, basically technology free, higher physical activity levels, less opportunity, money and temptations to frequent the takeaway food outlets, and healthier eating habits, often growing their own vegetables and serving clean balanced meals. Many of todays youth face the terrible fact that they are going to die before their parents.

Introducing adolescents to sport is a major move in the right direction, developing their social skills and addressing their unique physical and psychological characteristics is crucial to them attaining the required balance of fitness and mental well-being in later life. Participation in sport has the effect of lifting self esteem which in turn is associated with successful completion of tasks and achievement of standards, either defined by themselves or for example by the Coach. Reputable coaches are available in all forms of sport today, they are highly trained with many specialising in training adolescents. You can contact the relevant coaching organisations in your area for advice on coaches, their qualifications and experience. A capable coach will develop rapport with the adolescent athlete, developing a mutual respect and an understanding of the psychosocial changes that will confront the athlete while under the coaches control.

The importance of choosing a capable coach in your childs chosen sport cannot be under estimated, many parents are under great stress in contemporary society today, with work commitments, financial pressures and home duties. Finding the time to keep informed with exactly what your child is up to on the internet, what they are eating on a daily basis, addressing their levels of self esteem to name a few are all time consuming tasks. When you are satisfied that you have a capable coach, you can feel relieved that many of the important areas that you are struggling to find the time for are being addressed by the coach. As children progress through phases in their lives, the distinct shift from the playful, self indulgent, low dicipline area to sport where they are subjected to a more structured, imposed and restricted approach will have huge benefits both for them and the parents.

As a fitness trainer and personal coach I hope that this article will be of some help to parents out there of whom are struggling with finding the required balances in regard to their childrens general health & well-being.

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