Youth Fitness Training

Benefits & Goals

  • Help children reach and maintain a healthy weight.
  • Promote good posture and balance.
  • Help children grow, develop and do well in school.
  • Prevent childhood and adolescent health problems such as obesity.
  • Help prevent health problems later in life, including heart disease, cancer and stroke
  • Help children feel better about their bodies and raise self esteem.
  • Provide weekly education regarding health and fitness.
  • Help children relax and reduce stress.
  • Most importantly – Have Fun!!!

Why is it important?

  • Even though heart attack and stroke are rare in children, evidence shows that the process leading to those conditions begins developing in the childhood years.
  • 33.4% of youth don’t engage in physical activity that promotes long-term health.
  • 25% of children and 16% of adolescents are overweight.
  • Inactive children are more likely to become inactive adults.
  • The American Heart Association recommends that children two and older and adolescents participate in at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day.
  • It is important for children to “Work up a sweat”.
  • Children are eating fewer than the recommended number of daily servings of fruits and vegetables.
  • Children are eating too much fat (especially saturated fat).
  • Children spend more time watching television in a year than they spend in school.

Activities

  • Mini Biddy-Ball Sports Camps – Focus on one sport at a time. Teach fundamental techniques and allow practice time of each skill. End sessions with mini scrimmage with referee based coaching.
  • Basic Group Fitness – Instructor led class atmosphere, learning about step techniques, proper breathing pattern, and coordination in a control focused, fun, up-beat routine.
  • Nutritional Guidance – Each session will provide a health conscious topic. Instructor will use physical activity to emphasize one nutritional fact. Example: What types of foods will help make the type of workout they are currently participating in the most efficient? What should they look for in their dinner that night? What types of snacks are good for them throughout the day? All nutritional guidance will be positive in nature (What to eat, NOT…What not to eat)
  • Basic Water Aerobics – Instructor led class atmosphere, learning about breathing techniques, treading and what kinds of water resistance will enhance a workout, leg, core and abdominal exercises that are impact free/joint friendly in the water.
  • Motor Skills Development – Instructor led class atmosphere, learning about hand/eye coordination, teamwork activities, and strategic games in challenging, fun, motor enhancing routines.
  • Calisthenics – Good old Boot camp routine! Instructor led class atmosphere, learning basic, could do them at home/with no equipment exercises. Examples: Jumping jacks, push-ups, crunches, burpies, frog jumps, bear walk, skipping, running. Fun, energetic and challenging!
  • Running/Walking – Instructor led class atmosphere, learning running form, breathing techniques, stop-turn-go techniques. A big emphasis will be on creating an understanding of the challenge of distance and how to pace yourself for quick explosive sprints and long endurance races.
  • Basic Fitness Equipment Training – Instructor led class atmosphere, learning proper lifting techniques with ropes, bands and small dumbbells (1-3 lbs). Teaching proper breathing techniques, proper body control, major muscle groups and what types of exercises work what part of the body.
  • Obstacle Courses – Instructor led class atmosphere, learning body control and obstacle challenging techniques to improve individual and team based times. Example: completing one particular skill before moving on to the next challenge.

What they’ll accomplish

  • Everyone has at least “one thing” they are good at and/or they enjoy doing the most to stay fit and active. The goal of this program is to find that “one thing” for every child, by introducing them to a variety of activities over a 4-8 week span of time!
  • Control appropriate weight for height.
  • Provide regular physical activity.
  • Teach about a low-fat, low cholesterol diet after the age of two.
  • Encourage smoking prevention.
  • Encourage regular pediatric medical checkups.

Pricing Information

Individual Session 1 Person Call for Pricing
Individual Session Buddy Training (Train at the same time) Call for Pricing
8 Sessions 1 Person (4 weeks/2 times per week) Call for Pricing
16 Sessions 1 Person (8 weeks/2 times per week) Call for Pricing
8 Sessions (25% off) Buddy Training (4 weeks/2 times per week) Call for Pricing
16 Sessions (25% off) Buddy Training (8 weeks/2 times per week) Call for Pricing


You can also contact our Rehabilitation Department at (309) 689-7007 or via email regarding programs or our educational series.



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