FOR CHILDREN
Training the Body
at age appropriate levels
Towards the end of the lesson, children at StarLight will engage in 30 minutes of a physical conditioning activity. The activity will include cardio, stretching, strengthen and recovery as well as link back to the daily subject matter, giving children a kinetic experience and complete understanding of the subject.
Movement * Rhythm * Flow * Strength * Stability * Agility * Coordination * Health * Precision * Accuracy
Why Do We Focus on the Body?
The Body is a delicate ecosystem which needs to be nourished as well as trained. StarLight aims to keep children healthy and fit. Children will be taught to harness knowledge and skills to control their bodies and establish talents.
Full Body Health
At StarLight, we foster the knowledge needed to have wealth in health. Children will be provided the crucial techniques and abilities to combat physical aliments. Some of the many benefits are listed on the CDC website:
- Brain Health
- Weight management
- Reduced health risk
- Strengthens bones and muscles
- Improves ability
- Longer life
*according to medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154543
Physical Activity for Children
The CDC recommends physical activity throughout the day for preschool-aged children (ages 3 through 5 years) for growth and development. Adult caregivers should encourage preschool-aged children to be active when they play.
Recommended levels for school-aged children and adolescents (ages 6 through 17 years) varies slightly with at least one our or more of moderate-to-vigorous physical ativity each day. This includes daily aerobic exercise, and activities that stregthen bones (like running or jumping) and those that build muscle (like climbing or doing push-ups) at least three times per week.
The CDC states*:
- The US obesity prevalence was 42.4% in 2017 – 2018.
- From 1999 –2000 through 2017 –2018, US obesity prevalence increased from 30.5% to 42.4%. During the same time, the prevalence of severe obesity increased from 4.7% to 9.2%.
- The estimated annual medical cost in the United States was $147 billion in 2008. Medical costs for people who had obesity was $1,429 higher than medical costs for people with healthy weight.
*cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html