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1 Million Children Hire Personal Trainers

By Coach Dave

Coaches Corner by Dave Gleason As seen in the Pembroke Mariner and WickedLocal.com 1 Million Children Hire Personal Trainers According to multiple sources, including MSNBC and Newsweek, more than 1 million children hire a personal trainer every year in the United States. The rate of youth obesity and the increased competitive nature of youth sports …

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Schools Sending FAT Report Cards Home?

By Coach Dave

There are several reasons why I don’t like the fact that public schools are now either mandating or being mandated to record BMI (Body Mass Index) calculations of young children AND sending the results home in a report with “recommendations” Full story here:  http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,597183,00.html First we need to remember or realize that childhood obesity IS NOT THE PROBLEM. What?  …

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