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The Causes and Effects of Physical Inactivity Among America’s Youth

Cross Fitnesss4 months ago06 mins

Eight-year-old Marcus lives in the city. Surrounded by busy streets and unpredictable strangers, “outside” has become an unsafe place to play. Not having the athletic predisposition to compete and enjoy sports, Marcus has gravitated away from youth sports leagues, and his grade school has been forced to cut their physical education program due to lack…

How to Increase Physical Literacy Among America’s Youth

Cross Fitnesss4 months ago09 mins

Physically confident and competent children are active for life, but far too many of America’s youth are physically inactive. Health and fitness professionals are in a great position to help kids become more physically active and, as a result, more physically literate. To begin, consider how academic literacy is developed. Through the process of neural…