Fitness
Training for Teen Athletes
The medical community has been sounding the alarm: America's kids are in worse physical shape than they were 20 years ago. This is particularly appalling since overweight teens often grow into overweight adults, and overweight adults develop more heart disease, diabetes, gout, and arthritis. The New England Journal of Medicine reported that obese teenagers in the top 25 percent of their weight categories have twice the death rate in their 70s as men and women who were thin as teens...more
(source: Family Education Network)
Overweight teens needn’t develop Olympian-in-training exercise routines to improve their fitness and reduce their weight; exercise -- even at moderate exertion -- produces a wealth of health benefits, according to a Medical College of Georgia researcher...more
(source: Medical College of Georgia)
