Benefits of Fitness Training
The worst thing about diseases such as coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, and obesity is that they are all preventable. With regular exercise and a healthy diet, children can grow up without the fear of developing crippling diseases. All we need is to ensure that children have the right guidance and attitude towards health and fitness and half the battle is won. Healthy children become healthy adults.
Here are some benefits of our fitness training regime:
The benefits of being a part of the Galway City Cougars far outweigh the time commitment involved!
Remember, we are trained and fully qualified in fitness training and personal training, so if your child is a member of the squad feel free to request advice on fitness, nutrition and anything else we may be able to help with free of charge. It could cost up to €55 per hour with other Galway personal trainers!!
Here are some benefits of our fitness training regime:
- Cardiovascular Fitness - this means your heart and lungs become more efficient at pumping blood and oxygen around your body and you find it easier to run, jump or even just walk.
- Energy - Regular exercise gives you more energy to do the things you love - like cheerleading.
- Sleep - Exercise promotes better sleeping patterns and better quality sleep.
- Happy Mood - Exercise promotes the release of endorphines or happy hormones which helps fight mild depression and encourages better moods.
- Skin - Because exercising improves circulation, your skin and complexion improves dramatically after regular exercise.
- Motivation - A regular fitness routine involves goals and targets and is great for motivation in other areas of life.
- Team Spirit - Being part of a team helps develop a team spirit and shows children how to work together and to trust each other.
- Disease Prevention - Of course, the main benefit of fitness training is that it helps to prevent all of the diseases above as well as osteoporosis and depression!
The benefits of being a part of the Galway City Cougars far outweigh the time commitment involved!
Remember, we are trained and fully qualified in fitness training and personal training, so if your child is a member of the squad feel free to request advice on fitness, nutrition and anything else we may be able to help with free of charge. It could cost up to €55 per hour with other Galway personal trainers!!
Childhood Obesity In Ireland
We Learn From Adults...
According to a major survey of Irish adults carried out by the Food Safety Promotion Board in 2000, over 20% of men were found to be obese. In 1990 this figure was just 8%. In women, the rate of obesity was found to be 16%, up from 13%.
However, the highest prevalence of obesity in any group was in women over the age of 50, at almost 30%. More recently, a small consumer survey into the diet and lifestyle of Irish people, found that 51% of men and 32% of women are overweight.
'This survey provides a very important insight into how inactive we have become as a nation. Furthermore people are not aware of the level at which obesity begins for themselves and it is clear that a lot of people who think they are slightly overweight, are in fact obese', said Dr Donal O'Shea, consultant endocrinologist at St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin.
In fact, the study found that 41% of men over the age of 50 do not take any physical exercise whatsoever. Of men over the age of 25, 18% watch, on average, between 16 and 20 hours of television a week, compared to 8% of women.
Childhood Obesity...
In another survey,in the Republic of Ireland, the highest prevalence of overweight children was among 13 year old girls (32%) and obesity among 7 year old girls (11%).
Current data in Ireland from the recent National Health and Lifestyle Survey, SLÁN indicate that between 1998 and 2002 obesity rates in adults rose by 3% and Health Behaviours in School Children (HBSC) figures indicate that 14% of 13 year old boys and 10% of 13 year old girls are either overweight or obese.
Visit Irish Health and BMC Public Health for the full articles.
According to a major survey of Irish adults carried out by the Food Safety Promotion Board in 2000, over 20% of men were found to be obese. In 1990 this figure was just 8%. In women, the rate of obesity was found to be 16%, up from 13%.
However, the highest prevalence of obesity in any group was in women over the age of 50, at almost 30%. More recently, a small consumer survey into the diet and lifestyle of Irish people, found that 51% of men and 32% of women are overweight.
'This survey provides a very important insight into how inactive we have become as a nation. Furthermore people are not aware of the level at which obesity begins for themselves and it is clear that a lot of people who think they are slightly overweight, are in fact obese', said Dr Donal O'Shea, consultant endocrinologist at St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin.
In fact, the study found that 41% of men over the age of 50 do not take any physical exercise whatsoever. Of men over the age of 25, 18% watch, on average, between 16 and 20 hours of television a week, compared to 8% of women.
Childhood Obesity...
In another survey,in the Republic of Ireland, the highest prevalence of overweight children was among 13 year old girls (32%) and obesity among 7 year old girls (11%).
Current data in Ireland from the recent National Health and Lifestyle Survey, SLÁN indicate that between 1998 and 2002 obesity rates in adults rose by 3% and Health Behaviours in School Children (HBSC) figures indicate that 14% of 13 year old boys and 10% of 13 year old girls are either overweight or obese.
Visit Irish Health and BMC Public Health for the full articles.
