By
Anthony J Lynch
With the growing epidemic of youth obesity, there has never been a
greater need for sound physical fitness programs for children. When
constructing a basic youth fitness training program for younger athletes
in the 6 to 9 year old range, there are several key concepts to focus
on that will help children yield superior results.
1) First and foremost, the program must be FUN and involves differing types of play. Pretty simply, if you don't keep it fun, you are not going to keep the children engaged, and your results are going to suffer. Mixing games into a training program also breaks up the emphasis on
With the growing epidemic of youth obesity, there has never been a
greater need for sound physical fitness programs for children. When
constructing a basic youth fitness training program for younger athletes
in the 6 to 9 year old range, there are several key concepts to focus
on that will help children yield superior results.1) First and foremost, the program must be FUN and involves differing types of play. Pretty simply, if you don't keep it fun, you are not going to keep the children engaged, and your results are going to suffer. Mixing games into a training program also breaks up the emphasis on
