For the first time, the National President’s Challenge is expanding from elementary students to people across the country to be active for at least a half-hour (an hour for youths under 18), five days a week, for at least six out of eight weeks, between March 20, 2008, and May 15, 2008. So here’s how […]
Monthly Archives: March 2008
The Importance of Nutrition for Female Athletes
Poor nutrition in female athletes can cause tiredness, performance plateaus or decreases, burn-out, and repeated injuries.
Encourage Physical Activity: Get Behind the PHIT Act
Today’s youth are struggling against obesity and inactivity. According to the Center for Disease Control, 34% of American children suffer from overweight, obesity and physical inactivity.
Pediatric Sports Injuries On The Rise
According to a recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle there has been an explosive increase in sports injuries in children that once were associated mostly with pro athletes. “The trend is a result of youth sports becoming increasingly competitive as children and teenagers face growing pressure to perform their best and win college scholarships […]