Concentra is joining several national organizations in promoting youth fitness during July. The National Recreation and Park Association is sponsoring several July efforts aimed at promoting fitness among U.S. youth, including National Youth Sports Week.

Concentra fully supports National Youth Sports Week because team sports teach many valuable lessons in addition to fitness, such as teamwork and commitment. Our medical staff supports youth participation in team sports, and we offer sports and camp physicals at our 300-plus medical center locations nationwide. It’s convenient, cost-effective, and no appointment is necessary.

But often before children play team sports, parents have to help them develop healthy habits, such as fitness practices that they can carry with them into adulthood. So instead of your children sitting in front of the TV set after a long day of sitting in school desks, come up with fun ways for them to be active – and join in:

• Visit a local park
• Go for a hike or a bike ride
• Go outside for a “walk and talk”
• And when planning weekend activities or vacations, include fun activities like swimming, canoeing, or skiing

For more tips on youth fitness, visit National Recreation and Park Association Web site, and you can download the Concentra Fit and Fun flyer.