staff 

team benefits

Stampede at the Zoo have been cancelled.

We will be back BIGGER & BETTER next year and hope that you can join us then.

Thank You.

fitter... faster... "funner"

Are your children

physically active?

·   Are you concerned they are not getting

    enough exercise?

·   Are you frustrated by cuts made to

    physical education programs?

·   Do you find that your child isn't interested

    in organized sports because he or she is

    not "good enough"?

·   Do you have an athletic child who could

    benefit from some training in running?

·   Are you concerned that the fun has been

    taken out of exercise for your children?

·   Is your child overweight and in need of

    physical exercise?

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racelab can help!!

·   Our program are based on fun.  We don't stand on the sidelines and "coach", we work with the kids, creating a fun game-based approach to fitness. They learn about running and staying fit without even realizing it.

·   Our programs focus on the good in athletics and sport. Through game and fun, we teach sportsmanship, teamwork, creative problem solving and much more. 

·   We encourage sport for wellness sake.  It is not important that a child or adult excel in a sport for them to benefit from it.  We teach our kids to value the improvement in themselves without unnecessary comparisons to others. 

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LINKS

Kids Health for Parents

racelab jr. program:

 motivates children to experience the benefits of running as a lifelong physical activity

The program is focused on:

·   Coaching children to enjoy running

    through fun activities

·   Providing a safe, motivating, non

   -competitive, environment

·   Teaching the correct mechanics of

    running through structured play

·   Improving motor coordination, balance,

    endurance, and strength

·   Allowing kids to progress at their own

    pace and reach their own potential

·   Fostering healthy social interaction

    based on respect, trust and community

    awareness

·   Age-appropriate activities —

·   Motivating them to participate on races

     for self improvement

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2 weekly sessions:

·  Warm-up and stretching routine

·  Coach-led conversation on day’s wellness

   related topic (nutrition, healthy habits,

   friends, family, etc.)

·  Core workout structured by a variety of

   running activities and games

·  Cool-down and stretching

·  Positive group discussion regarding the

   individual and group experience

·  Goal setting for the week

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Schedule and Location

Monday and Wednesday from 5-6 p.m. at Sereno Park

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Program Fees:

Yearly Registration Fee    - $ 40

September to December  

                         or   January to May

    - $ 260 for two weekly sessions

    - $ 140 for one weekly session

           (paid up front from starting date to the end of

            the season)

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A racelab jr. PROGRAM IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WE NEED AT LEAST 12 PARTICIPANTS TO START!

call us at 480 502 9975

Benefits and Statistics

Humans NEED exercise... A child that develops a fitness and health mindset / discipline early in life will:

·   Have higher self esteem

·   Have a healthy way of relieving stress

·   Have a more harmonic social life and a

    more positive outlook on life

·   Be more able to resist peer pressure

    and define his/her own set of values

·   Develop healthier nutrition habits

·   Be more able to confront and solve

    difficult situations

·   Earn better grades and have better

    social skills.

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NEWS & TIPS

- A Crisis of Great Magnitude - Aug. 26, 2007

- Help Your Child Develop Good Attitudes

  about Eating

- Exercise and Children - American Heart Association

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Some alarming statistics

·   The occurrence of overweight or obesity in adolescent children between the ages 12 and 19 has nearly tripled in the past two decades.*

·   Overweight adolescents have a 70% chance of becoming overweight or obese adults.  This increases to 80% if one or more parent is overweight or obese.*

·   Risk factors for heart disease, such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure, occur with increased frequency in overweight children and overweight or obese adults are at risk for a number of health problems including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and some forms of cancer.*

·   Treatment of obesity and related illnesses costs exceed $115 Billion annually, is rising sharply and already exceeds the costs for tobacco related illnesses.

·   The most immediate consequence of overweight as perceived by the children themselves is social discrimination.  This is associated with poor self-esteem and depression.*

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The schools aren't helping

·   51% of high school students are not rigorously active

·   Only 29% of high school students had daily physical education in 1999 – down from 42% in 1991

·   Only 61% of students in K-12 had gym class at least once each week
·   School budget woes forcing cuts in arts, trades, and athletics

·   The federal deficit will force the states to reduce spending further ($400 Billion – $ 1 Trillion is on the horizon)

·   Interscholastic athletics only serving 20% of students – just the best 3 out of 5 kids ages 9-13 do not participate in sports or coached physical activities

*The Surgeon General, 1999