Alwyn Cosgrove in his blog post The Evolution of the Fitness Profession describes that the new trend in the fitness industry is youth fitness, or youth sports training.

He doesn’t surprise me when he says that more than one million kids hired personal trainers in the US alone. Actually, my reaction was FINALLY!

The problem of obesity has contaminated our youth, there is no denying it. OUR KIDS ARE BIG!

I am not a parent myself but I do remember my activities as a kid compared to what my younger cousins and nephews are doing… As soon as I was done my homework, I was sent out the door to play. Like any boy, we played mostly sports (baseball and street hockey) and fighting… (did the car arrive before or after I scored?) and I didn’t arrive home until it was dark out or my mom called me back home.

Nowadays, with the world of technology and games, Wii, Nintendo, and all these consoles are now the best friends of this new young generation. How sad is that? The nearest park near my home is EMPTY… where all the kids gone to?

So, do we need trainers to get back our kids lives? Maybe… I’m not knowledgeable enough to say what we, as a society mus do, but I do believe that a sincere slap in the butt and kicking out kids out to play and chucking out these computer consoles to the trash (after destroying it of course) can definitely help. I mean, these companies have enough money as it is, why handicap our kids?!?!?!!?

So, as parents and responsible adults, let’s do something to turn the tide… are you with me?

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