Akron/Medina, Ohio--In a world gone soft, this generation of parents have protected and pacified their children to the extreme. Unable to say “no” or discipline their children because of ridiculous societal views, parents are unable to pull their kids away from video games, iPods and texting. Our youth have become socially inept, overly sensitive and worst of all, physically and emotionally fragile.
“I am amazed at how many children today don’t know how to properly greet an adult. I have seen children in their teens that get winded walking up stairs or that cannot even execute five good pushups! Worst of all, many don’t know what hard work is or how to accept failure or defeat. This is a serious problem.” Says John Cook, Professional Youth Coach.
Unable to focus or sit still because of too many hours in front of the TV, poor diet, and lack of structured physical activity, children are immediately diagnosed with Hyper Activity or Attention Deficit Disorder and medicated. Though these are very real and serious issues in many cases, significant numbers of children and adults could all but eliminate these symptoms with a little bit of structure, discipline, proper rest, good nutrition and rigorous physical activity. Parents are often misinformed when it comes to what is really healthy for their children and for themselves.
“The same parent that says their child does not have time for physical activity due to being overly committed to school work and piano lessons will let them watch TV or play video games for hours on end. Everywhere we look we see sports programs being offered that emphasize a 'Non-Competitive' environment, or leagues that don’t even keep score!” adds Mr. Cook, “Kids naturally crave hard work, competition, discipline, and structure. When provided in a positive and fun environment, potential to succeed grows exponentially.”
Kids and adults need to realize that exercising or training in the proper environment with professional supervision leads to nothing but good things: feeling better, looking better, performing better. Evolve Performance offers a variety of programs that are designed to develop a high level of fitness, confidence, and discipline in a structured and professionally coached environment. We offer top level instruction to young athletes and adults in Sports Performance, Wrestling and Mixed Martial Arts. What separates us from other facilities is our elite coaching staff. All of our trainers and instructors have competed at the college or professional level and are experts in their field. We have over 10,000 square feet of training space designed to do one thing--make the client the best they can be.
