Now more than ever, many kids and teenagers in the UAE get little to no extra-curricular exercise. This is an upward trend as more children spend time at home more engaged with gadgets like smartphones, games consoles and TV.
Many parents are concerned about their children’s weight and general fitness levels and they are right to be worried.
A lack of physical exercise in youth can become a problem as children grow. Hiring a children’s fitness personal trainer in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah or RAK can help in many ways. Personal training not only helps with weight management and children’s fitness but it also educates kids and teens about the importance of doing more daily exercise.
Working with kid is a specialist area for personal trainers. Using their skills and knowledge they can help exercise seem like fun and not a chore that needs to be done.
There are many different ways to add more fitness to your children’s lifestyle, including
Sports programs. Any sport can have a positive impact on kids fitness. This includes football coaching, playing tennis, rugby, swimming, kickboxing, athletics and more. Sports training is great for fitness but also good in other ways too. It helps children become team players, problem solvers and more.
General fitness coaching. For kids and teens in the UAE who are overweight, underweight of just lack physical activity a general fitness program is ideal. This can include elements of crossfit, bootcamp and other activities that are fun to do and constantly changing. This helps children who get bored quite easily.
Nutrition and diet coaching. It can be the case for many UAE parents that they are too busy to plan well-balanced meals everyday for their families. This can lead to eating more unhealthy take out foods. Take out now and then is fine but when it becomes the main source of your family meals it can be problem. A children’s fitness personal trainer who is also qualified to provide meal planning and nutrition advice can really help you plan your family meals better.