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| NEERAJ MEHTA |
The following
recommendations should be modified according to the individual needs of the
child. Because children are not able to
give legal consent, parents must sign permission or consent from before
children are allowed to participate in classes.
Frequency
Youth aerobic
activities should be performed 2-3 times per week to create a training
effect. However, as will all forms of
cardio-respiratory conditioning, the response in children varies.
Duration
Attention span and
physical capacity of children vary depending on age and developmental
stage. It is important for instructors
to establish the amount of time appropriate for the chronological age and
developmental level of the participants.
For youth, duration of activity may be more beneficial than intensity,
due to varied developmental stages of maturation. A longer, less intense program allows for
greater attention span with less physiological stress and provides positive
health and social benefits.
Intensity
Any activity should represent the normal
bell curve of heart rates. Intensity
varies depending on activity. Adult
standards may be used to monitor exercise intensity, but is more appropriate to
calculate 200 bpm minus age vs.220 bpm minus age for estimated heart rate. The RPE scale should also be modified for
youth fitness programs so it is easier to understand.
For an aerobics class, exercise
selection, elevated movement, movement patterns and sequencing, speed and lever
length are important in regulating the exercise intensity.
Aerobic activities can range from fun
group play, obstacle courses, organized recreational sports and games,
individual and team sports to dance activities and step and slide for
kids. Activities will vary on the age
and skill level of the children.
Suggested By:
NEERAJ MEHTA, (Fitness
Professional, Nutritionist and Inventor of BMXStrength ® Technique of exercise,
Director of GFFI Fitness Academy)
Tel: +91-9811309667
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