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July 16th, 2012
11:10 AM ET
Team sports help teens stay fitActive teens are healthy teens, but some kinds of activities may be better than others. New research published Monday in the journal Pediatrics suggests that team sports may be better at keeping kids' weight down than biking or walking to school. Study authors from Dartmouth College looked at the influence sports, physical education and commuting to school had on adolescents and their weight. Investigators surveyed more than 1,700 high school students by phone and asked them how much they participated in team sports, what other forms of physical activity they were involved in and their height and weight. “We estimated that the prevalence of obesity would decrease by 22% if all adolescents walked or biked to school four to five days per week,” said Keith Drake, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Hood Center for Children and Families at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Drake's research also found that P.E. classes for teens seemed to have little effect on their weight. “Active commuting was not associated with a lower risk of being overweight, which suggests that it may be protective only for adolescents who are already overweight or obese. We were surprised by this finding, as previous studies of active travel have failed to detect an inverse relationship with weight status." Researchers believe playing high school sports, which usually involve regular practices and competitions, reduces a child's chances of having a weight problem because of the strenuous and consistent workouts. Therefore, study authors conclude, increasing a child's opportunity to play sports, even if they are not gifted athletes, should be a priority, especially for teens and children entering middle school or high school. “Increasing sport participation in adolescents who do not play sports, are not athletic, or just not competitive may be challenging," Drake acknowledged. “Because our estimates suggest that increasing sports participation among these adolescents would lead to the largest reduction in obesity, expanding non-competitive athletic opportunities, such as club sports and intramurals, should be prioritized.”
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Team sports are the only sports available to kids, that why the only thing they can compare it to is walking or biking to school. Fit kids are staying fit thanks to the sports they were already practicing, big deal. How many fat kids became fit through team sports? Easy, none, but that's a trick question: we don't let fat kids into teams. We make teams by selecting those kids who are already fit and we call it a day. Team sports, while great to learn things like caving in to peer pressure, or injuring opposing players so the team can win, are detrimental to your kid's critical judgement. High Schools are full or pitchers and quarterbacks, but rarely a single kid with real skills like climbing a tree, doing a handstand, or climbing a rope...
Bruce's perspective has some truth, but is not completely accurate. One team sport that is different than he describes is cross-country. As a high school cross-country coach, I have actually seen several "fat kids" become fit in this sport. One reason is that cross-country is a "no-cut" sport (at least I've never heard of a high school team that cuts kids based on ability). It is also actually a team sport, but does not involve negative peer pressure or attempting to injure opposing players. All kids have to do is show up, participate in the practices, and they end up having a bunch of great friends, become fit, learn teamwork, and generally continue an active lifestyle long after high school. Oh, by the way, most of the kids I know who run cross-country end up with GPAs among the top in their schools....
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Sports is a great way for kids to stay fit and active!
Can you imagine standing on the bleachers screaming at the top of your lungs for your, football or basketball team. Well some people can not, because schools are banning school sports teams.Their taking away the only stress reliever teens have these days.Sports is what takes your mind off things, how could they take that away?
Sports have been around since the beginning of time. There are many sports that people who love to play. People of all ages enjoy the fun of sports.Which makes it difficult, because many schools are trying to shut down the sports system. Many people hate this, because students should be able to have school sports! For teens having something to do after school besides school work will help students be children. Some of them get too serious and have their whole world revolve around their grades in school, thats why its good for kids to have something fun to do after school like sports.
There are many things that come from sports like sports are a great way for kids to stay fit and active. Many people become obese as they grow up, but a great way for people to lose weight is by sports. Sports is a great way for kids to lose weight,because kids are always running around and having fun. For example in a text it states”The study found those kids who played on three or more sports teams in a year, were 27% less likely to be overweight, and 39% less likely to be obese than those teens who did not play team sports.” This shows that playing sports help kids become fit instead of being obese. Many people keep their figure, because of sports and that another reason why people like it so much.
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