There are widespread worries about the fitness of America's kids. Currently, more that 33% of youth aged two to 19 - more than 25 million youth - are overweight or obese. In addition, 60% of obese youth aged five to 10 have at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease (such as high cholesterol, triglycerides, insulin or blood pressure) Youth Fitness: An Action Plan for Shaping America's Kids takes on the difficult task of reversing these grim statistics by guiding young Americans in their journey to become healthier and get fit. The book outlines age-appropriate applications for building strength, increasing aerobic fitness, improving flexibility and making better nutritional choices. The authors tackle many issues that plague today's kids such as "the sedentary youth," obesity, diabetes and more with the hopes of making fitness a part of every youth's life for now and in the future.
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Matt Brzycki is the Assistant Director of Campus Recreation, Fitness at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. He has authored more than 360 articles/columns on strength and fitness that have appeared in 41 different publications. Matt served on the New Jersey Council on Physical Fitness and Sports as well as the New Jersey Obesity Prevention Task Force. He has appeared as a guest on radio shows in Cincinnati, Phoenix and Atlanta. In addition, Matt has authored, co-authored and edited 16 other books.
Fred Fornicola is the owner of Premiere Personal Fitness in Asbury Park, New Jersey. He has authored more that 150 articles on strength and fitness and has been featured in numerous publications. Fred also maintains regular columns on nutrition and training for several Internet websites. He contributed a chapter to the book Get Fit New Jersey! and co-authored the best-selling book, Dumbbell Training for Strength and Fitness.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
We purchased several copies of this book for the Asbury Park Public Library; and because it can be used by customers of all ages we placed them in both the adult and children's collections. I'm also aware that several other libraries in this part of the state have purchased copies. Childhood obesity is almost epidemic in our city and this book gives parents and others very helpful advice about some of the steps that they can take to deal with this very serious problem.
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By Jim Bryan
Format:Paperback
Book was well done. You can tell the Authors have a vast amount of experience on the subject. This book covers Youth Fitness well without bogging down and getting boring. Easy to read and follow. This book should find its way into the School System as a textbook.
Format:Paperback
As an elementary educator and parent of a young teenager, I am very interested in the factors that contribute to the health and well-being of young people. Brzycki and Fornicola have created a handbook that is appropriate for parents, educators, coaches and teens themselves.
The authors provide an excellent balance of background information (with sections like "What is Fitness?" and "Poor Nutrition = Poor Health") and true "action planning", as the title suggests. There are clear directions for simple exercises (with accompanying photos), sample workout schedules, and tips for weight management.
I'm thrilled to have purchased such a helpful book for my son. I also bought a copy for my daughter's elementary school and my son's track coach. There are so few quality resources on this topic, it's a must for any adult who cares about youth fitness.
The authors provide an excellent balance of background information (with sections like "What is Fitness?" and "Poor Nutrition = Poor Health") and true "action planning", as the title suggests. There are clear directions for simple exercises (with accompanying photos), sample workout schedules, and tips for weight management.
I'm thrilled to have purchased such a helpful book for my son. I also bought a copy for my daughter's elementary school and my son's track coach. There are so few quality resources on this topic, it's a must for any adult who cares about youth fitness.
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Update to Youth Strength & Conditioning
I have been a reader of Matt's books for many years. While most of them are fairly repetitive in regards to fitness information that doesn't make them any less valuable. Read more
Published on December 5, 2009 by Safety Steve
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Another Winner
This is the second book by these two that I have and they certainly don't suffer from the sophomore jinx. Read more
Published on September 26, 2008 by Steve Bibbo
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What America needs...
Wow! This book is exactly what America needs! Child obesity rates rising, declining scholastic physical education programs and outright laziness permeating our Country's youth. Read more
Published on September 24, 2008 by Tom Kelso
