ACE Calls for More Collaboration Between Community Leaders, Exercise Professionals and Health Coaches to Improve Grades on Youth Physical Activity
Posted: October 2, 2018 in Suppliers
ACE
SAN DIEGO, CA – The American Council on Exercise (ACE) issued the following statement upon release of the 2018 United States Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. The biennial report by the National Physical Activity Plan Alliance, with support from ACE and other organizations, issues grades for nine physical activity indicators. The 2018 overall grade was a D-, the same as the two previous report cards. One of the most disappointing findings of the report card is that approximately only 24% of children 6 to 17 years of age participate in 60 minutes of daily physical activity.
“ACE was eager to support the development of the Report Card because we believe every child, in every community, deserves the opportunity to move and be active with ready access to safe physical activity options, regardless of income or ability,” said Cedric X. Bryant, PhD, FACSM, President and Chief Science Officer for ACE. “Ensuring that those opportunities are available, particularly in vulnerable communities, requires a collaborative, community-based effort. We call upon local leaders, exercise professionals and health coaches to make critical connections that will get our kids moving. It is our hope that this type of collaborative, grassroots effort is what can help raise the grade on future report cards. The fitness industry clearly possesses the capability, the expertise, and most importantly, the compassion to make a profound impact on the health and physical activity status of our youth.”
