Survival of the Fit

Survival of the Fit, offers a new, revelatory, and occasionally controversial, plan to save the health of America’s youth, and lays out a blueprint for parents and educators to make our kids stronger, smarter, and better equipped to lead a healthy and happy life.

 Lack of fitness affects not just health, but everything about our kids lives. Depression, stress, and anxiety are at record levels. Additionally, study after study shows poor fitness affects ability to learn and has a huge effect on school performance. We know without a doubt a child who is not physically active is not assimilating information or thinking to their full potential. In other words, there will not be better math scores until we have better health scores. You cannot have a STEM genius without fitness: there is a balance that needs to be struck between nerd and jock.

 The fact is, our children are fighting for their lives: between bad food and two-dimensional entertainment, creating healthy habits has become a Herculean task for young people. We must empower our children to build active, healthy lives that set them on a path for success and happiness. We can solve this problem now by changing America’s physical education programs to ensure kids preserve their physical identity and lay a foundation for lifelong physical fitness.

 Weaving together persuasive data, science, and history,  Survival of the Fit sounds the alarm regarding America’s health crisis, and explains how we can use the tools, knowledge, and the existing infrastructure to make positive changes with immediate results for students in every school, not just the lucky few