All parents want their children to be healthy, fit, and more active, but there is a pervasive myth that keeps many kids from reaching their full potential. A popular miscon cep - tion is that young athletes shouldn't engage in strength train ing because it is harmful. However, current research, including a recent study from the Mayo Clinic, indicates that nothing could be further from the truth. Strength training is the single most effective exercise method for reversing adolescent obesity and can dramatically alter and improve a child's body composition. With his blockbuster book The Slow Burn(t) Fitness Revolution, renowned personal trainer Fredrick Hahn revealed the secret to strengthening muscles, enhancing flexibility, burning fat and improving performance in just 30 minutes a week. Now, in Strong Kids, Healthy Kids, he shows parents, caregivers, teachers, and doctors how his fitness program can change the lives of children and teens everywhere, no matter what their athletic ability. Whether a child is inactive or a competitive athlete looking to take his performance to the next level, he can become much stronger and fitter. As the founder of the Mighty Tykes and Teens(t) program, Hahn is an expert on child fitness. With this proven program, all children can build their selfesteem, improve their performance, and lead healthier lives.
Fred has been involved in exercise ever since he became a member of The Charles Atlas Club when he was 10 years old. He began training clients in the early 1980s at several of NYC's leading health clubs, including the Equinox and New York Health and Racquet Club.
He began developing his Slow Burn system as a physical therapy aide at the Hospital for Joint Diseases Sports Medicine Center in NYC. In 1994, along with one of New York's leading orthopedic surgeon's he co-founded and directed Metro Sportsmed, a private physical therapy clinic located at New York Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, New York which now has multiple locations throughout the NYC area.
In June of 1998, Fred founded and established Serious Strength Inc., a Slow Burn personal training and rehabilitative exercise center in NYC. His clients include top CEOs, celebrities, bestselling authors, journalists and TV personalities.
In an effort to provide the best nutritional guidance possible for his clients, Fred initiated an intellectual partnership with the authors of the New York Times bestselling book Protein Power, Drs. Michael and Mary Dan Eades and together authored The Slow Burn Fitness Revolution (Jan. 2003, Random House/Broadway Books). It is currently in its twelve printing. It is one of the best selling fitness books in Random House history. His new book Strong Kids Healthy Kids (AMACOM 2008) teaches parents and their children how to lift weights safely and how to eat healthfully by following a low carbohydrate eating plan.
Fred has appeared on the NBC's The Today Show, CNN's The Biz, WABC Morning Show, NBC Live at Five, Fox Five News, ABC Eyewitness News and more. He has been interviewed by the New York Times and the Washington Post and appears on radio shows around the country, including National Public Radio and WFAN in New York City, and many more.
Fred has lectured extensively on exercise including Princeton University, Chelsea Piers, Hospital for Joint Diseases, Mt. Sinai Hospital as well as abroad. He was a senior staff writer for Women's Basketball Magazine and has his articles published in numerous fitness publications. He studied at Castleton State College and Long Island University and has an impressive continuing education resume.
Fred is a board member of the Nutrition and Metabolism Society and blogs for the Huffington Post. He is professionally certified by the American Council on Exercise.
