According to the journal of Academic Pediatrics, severe childhood obesity rates have tripled over the last 25 years. It is a problem that has reached epidemic proportions and is setting up future generations for a lifetime of chronic disease, especially diabetes, and is contributing to the burgeoning health care crisis.
The findings of the report, further demonstrate the need for the health club industry, parents, schools, and government to help lead the charge against this epidemic. The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, recommend that children and adolescents do 60 minutes of physical activity each day. As an industry, we can help children and families to reach this goal by providing a safe environment for exercise in the care of professionals.
“Children are not only becoming obese, but becoming severely obese, which impacts their overall health,” said Joseph Skelton, M.D., lead author and director of the Brenner FIT (Families in Training) Program. “These findings reinforce the fact that medically-based programs to treat obesity are needed throughout the United States and insurance companies should be encouraged to cover this care.”
“These findings demonstrate the significant health risks facing this morbidly obese group,” wrote the researchers in their report. “This places demands on health care and community services, especially because the highest rates are among children who are frequently under-served by the health care system.”
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This is some text prior to the author information. You can change this text from the admin section of WP-Gravatar Randy Holland founded Fitness Holdings, parent to The Delta, in 1998 with Brad Reese and eight silent partners. Since then Joel Paavola has joined the ownership circle. The Delta's personal training model has been written about internationally. Their fitness management software is employed by over 40 clubs worldwide in 2 languages. The firm holds multiple patents for their methods in predicting such things as an individual's genetic capacity for muscle accumulation, the incremental cost (in lean weight) of meal rhythm interruptions, and the relationship between water-retentive weight and aerobic fitness. All in all, a pretty heady bunch. their latest personal fitness management software, Deltatrac, will release version 4.1 in September, 2009. Read more from this author