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Spring Youth Fitness Program
Spring Youth Fitness Program
Building on the success of its Fall Youth Fitness Program, the Sacramento Running Association created a free Spring Youth Fitness Program beginning in 2010. More than 1,000 Sacramento City youth participated in the inaugural program that included both training and a series of informal track meets.
Since its inception in 1988, the fall program has introduced more than 40,000 youngsters to running, in turn helping them establish an active lifestyle from an early age. A Spring Youth Fitness Program will outreach to many more children to help the SRA work toward its goal of improving our children’s fitness by teaching them about fun, healthy outdoor activities. This is in harmony with First Lady Michelle Obama’s initiative to fight childhood obesity and is part of California Governor's Physical Fitness Challenge.
Program Details
The SRA’s Spring Youth Fitness Program targets Sacramento elementary school children, grades 3 - 6. The program is free and consists of a series of track meets to introduce these kids to the fun and spirit of track and field competition.
When and Where (2013 Schedule)
- Track meets will be held weekly (5/28, 6/4, 6/6, 6/11) from 3:30 to 6:00 pm.
- Students are encouraged to arrive around 3:00.
- Meets will be held at the Luther Burbank High School all-weather track.
All Participants Receive:
- School uniforms will also be provided to all participants, and students will be allowed to keep them.
Events Contested
- 100 Meters, 200 Meters, 400 Meters, 800 Meters, 1600 Meters, 4x100 Meter Relay, 4x400 Meter Relay, Long Jump, High Jump, Hurdles, Turbo Javelin
- Students will compete against others from the same grade.
Awards
- At each track meet all competing students receive participation ribbons.
- The top five finishers receive ribbons denoting their accomplishments.
Alex Mansoor Email
alex@runsra.org
Youth Fitness Facts
- Participation in track and field promotes an active lifestyle, teaches kids to set goals while working to achieve them, and helps to develop their self-confidence.
- Fitness has been linked to improved academic performance. Children who score highly on California’s FitnessGram index score twice as well on the Stanford Achievement Test compared to their unfit unfit peers. (CDE)
- 16% of American children ages 6-19 are overweight or obese, a number that has tripled in the last 30 years. (CDC)
- For the first time in history, children born today have a life expectancy lower than their parents. (New England Journal of Medicine)
- Hospital costs associated with child- hood obesity have more than tripled in 20 years. (NACHRI)
- For children born in 2000, the risk of being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes during their lifetime is 30% for males and 40% for females. (NACHRI)
SRA Spring Youth Fitness Program Slide Shows
2102 SRA Spring Youth Fitness Program Photos
The venue for the 2012 Spring Youth Track & Field Program changed to the beautiful all weather track at Luther Burbank High School. Here are some scenes of the meet held on the very warm, last day of May. This will be the same venue for the SRA All Comers Meets to be held June 14, 21, 28, and July 5, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
2011 SRA Spring Youth Fitness Program Photos
These photos were taken at the first Sacramento Running Association track meet of the 2011 season, held at Hiram Johnson High School in Sacramento. More than 800 youths from eight elementary schools participated. They received transportation to the meet, uniforms, awards, and finishers' ribbons!
