Youth Fitness: The Future of Fitness

With childhood obesity at epidemic levels, more parents are turning to youth fitness trainers to help address the needs of fitness and health with emphasis on children and teens. Youth fitness trainers have different training skills than a traditional personal trainer. In addition to being able to create a personalized fitness plan, they have extra training that is specific to youths.

Youth fitness trainers are able to address the specific needs that children have. They are able to personalize fitness plans with special attention to issues such as growing bones and shorter attention spans. Youth fitness trainers have to find creative ways to make the exercises fun so that the youths stay engaged and working hard, while keeping that element of fun to it. Youth fitness trainers have an important task of instilling the values of hard work and fitness at an early age.

As a whole, our children have been raised in an economic boom, constantly engaging them in some sort of television show or game on a handheld device. Children are no longer going outside to play or walking to school. Parents have noted that their children spend as much as 3 hours each day in front of the television. These factors alone have contributed to a growing trend in childhood obesity and the need for more youth fitness trainers.

Youth fitness trainers get the pleasure of building confidence, fitness, passion, comradery and athleticism. Teaching children at a young age to love physical activity and to strive for working towards fitness goals teaches them not to give up when legs get tired. You can always give a little bit more of yourself.

Youth fitness trainers are increasing in demand as well as the trend of childhood obesity. Youth fitness trainers are specialized in creating age appropriate exercises that improve overall fitness and health. They are also certified to deal with concerns of growing bodies and shorter attention spans. Reach out for a youth fitness trainer in your area to help address the needs now and also to inspire a lifetime of fitness and health. 

To learn more about becoming a Youth Fitness Trainer, just click the link below!

Youth Fitness Certification

For a list of all of our certifications, just click: Fitness Certifications

To see our Personal Training Certification, just click: Personal Training Certification

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