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Article: Fitness - child's play? (youth fitness)
- Article from:
- Vibrant Life
- Article date:
- May 1, 1989
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FITNESS -- Child's Play?
Homes and schools must do more to develop fitness as a lifestyle goal for all, not just as a sports-related phenomenon.
You too may have read the latest studies on youth fitness. They show that today's children are performing at less than desirable fitness levels. You may have wondered how, after years of presidential councils and national committees addressing this very issue, we could have garnered such a dismal proclamation. Studies indicate two primary culprits: parents and schools. As parents we have less than adequately portrayed the importance of fitness in our own lives, and our schools have failed to develop and implement ...