STRENGTH USING STRETCH (BANDS)

PROBLEM STATEMENT

How to increase Female Teen’s participation in strength exercise by using resistance bands?

• Teenage girls will be introduced to strength training through the regular use of bands.

PURPOSE

USDHHS recommends muscular

strength and endurance training as

part of an overall program

BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE

A Solution:

TEEN FEMALES

Improve Body Image

Through Strength Exercise

• Maintain healthy body weight- 30% teased about weight- Negative self-esteem,

depression, suicide, thoughts- Obese teens - heavy smokers- Females overweight at 18,

increase risk of death in middle age

• WHY STRENGTH TRAIN?

Bone Density• Increased risk of fractures• 80% of females calcium

deficient• Resistance training can

increase bone mass• Improve cardiovascular risk

profile• Improve psychological well

being

WHY STRENGTH TRAIN?

• In studies with young adults shown to be equivalent to traditional weight training

• Inexpensive• Portable• Greater range of motion

WHY RESISTANCE BANDS?

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Why should girls lift

free weights???

I don’t want

muscles!!!

• Goal #1: To promote positive lifestyle behaviors toward strength training in adolescent females

• Goal #2: Participants will increase their pretest and post-test strength results by 10%.

METHODOLOGY

• Program Overview

- Pretest, Mid-Test, Post Test, & Follow up - Two (Experimental Group and Control

Group) - 16-week program- Basis progressive overload- YMCA Pretest and Health Questionnaire

PROJECT METHODOLOGY

Teens can change their ways!

An increase

SUMMARY

RESOURCES

CDCASHA

AAHPERDThe Physician and Sports

MedicineYMCA

American College of Sports Medicine

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