Can muscular strength in teens predict adult disability? (Dec.)

December 2019

HEALTHY KIDS, HEALTHY FUTURE

Improving youth fitness through assessment, science and research.

Strength and fitness in teens may predict disability

Strong muscles are important for fitness and sports performance in teens, but can it actually predict later-life disability?

Andjelka Pavlovic, PhD, examines at a study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine that looks at whether muscular strength in teens can indicate their likelihood of physical disability decades later.

Success Stories: Local schools encourage student and family fitness

We love success stories! Recently, two schools in the Healthy Zone Schools p rogram, a partnership with United Way of Metropolitan Dallas , shared some of the fun ways in which they have helped improve student and family fitness.

Learn more about the exciting and engaging ways that these teachers are getting kids and their families to be more active and healthy.

India project aims to reduce childhood obesity and improve fitness with FitnessGram

Across an ocean of distance, a new initiative is tackling the rising trend of childhood obesity and physical inactivity.

A pilot project with FitIndo and FitnessGram by The Cooper Institute may be the answer to reducing childhood obesity and improving the health of children across India.

2019 Legacy Award Dinner Executive Chairs

Arthur M. Blank

Chairman, The Arthur M. Blank

Family Foundation and

Blank Family of Businesses

Roger Staubach

15 Partners

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Charlotte Jones Anderson receives the 2019 Legacy Award on behalf of the NFL Foundation

The 2019 Legacy Award Dinner

honoring the NFL Foundation raised a record-breaking $740,000.

Funds raised directly support our important mission of preventive research and education. The Annual Legacy Award Dinner celebrates visionary leaders who are invested in the mission of The Cooper Institute to build healthier generations by instilling the value of good health.

On behalf of Dr. Cooper and

The Cooper Institute, thank you.

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The application for the 2020 - 2021 school year is now open for schools in North Texas (Dallas, Collin, Rockwall, and Southern Denton counties).

Here are some ways you can help us encourage schools to apply:

Send the application tips and link to apply to schools in your district.
Share social media posts by The Cooper Institute and United Way of Metropolitan Dallas related to the Healthy Zone School Program.

Application closes February 1, 2019.

FitnessGram by The Cooper Institute is both a fitness assessment and data-management software to accurately measure student physical fitness levels. FitnessGram measures the fitness of more than 10 million students across the country in over 20,000 schools.

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The NFL PLAY 60 FitnessGram Project is a partnership between the NFL Foundation and The Cooper Institute. Together, we are encouraging students to get active and get healthy with 60 minutes of daily physical activity.

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The Healthy Zone Schools Program is a partnership between The Cooper Institute and United Way of Metropolitan Dallas to support and recognize schools that are fighting the childhood obesity epidemic and creating healthy school environments.

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