Promoting Better Health for Young People



I hear the saying a lot lately--- "In a perfect world"  

Got news for you... It has never been a perfect world in
any time of history... What older generations had going for
themselves was pride--in themselves, pride in what they did
whether it be work or hobbies etc... It was a given that you 
gave your all... The community structure seemed to make it 
easier for people to get along...  There was no internet, no 
cell phones, no online meetings with people 6000 miles away but communicated better in the neighborhood and even across borders then then we do now
with all the great technology we have in our hands...   

Let's start by promising ourselves to make the world a better place for the children 
coming up...  Let's show an example of what pride is in ourselves by getting in shape so 
the young will also know how... That will start a momentum that will ripple all over the community 
and the world with a tweak back to the basics of what may not have been perfect but was getting the job done for all participants...    

Here is what we can do:


 Build a community structural environment that makes it easy and safe
for all people t be active... for young people to walk, ride bicycles, and use physical activity facilities, playgrounds, parks etc., that are close to home... 

Instead of the media always spitting out trash and "what bleeds leads" mind set.. 
Get the media to publish stories of people doing good for others; especially young people doing good.. and have campaigns and events to help motivate young people to be physically active.


Some strategies to get everyone high on life and to promote lifelong participation in 
great activities for everyone...  

1. Education programs that involve the parents and other adults as well as the young on what fun things can be done... Doing things together promotes a lot of activity... 

2. Help all children from very small up through high school to receive quality physical education daily so that it naturally becomes a part of their lives...   Make sure that physical education is big part of life in schools so each child realizes how much fun being physically active can be and the awards that go with it... Teachers teach by example... not just words... 

3. Get the PTA to work hand in hand for a change to making a difference in the way chidlren view physical education... This will have big benefits with getting better grades too... 

4.  Coordinate after school supported programs for sports and recreation after schools... Keep children positively busy...keeps them healthy and out of trouble... 

5. The key is access for all and an understanding to respect and protect the rights of others as well...  

6. Get parents/coaches/exercise enthusiasts and others involved who like to make comments but really have no active part in the process.   

7. Implement an ongoing  campaigns to get  physical
education in the eyes, ears and minds of everyone as to the importance  of a quality education and long-term health. Yes they can go hand in hand!!! 


There are many other strategies that we can all think of and create for the uniqueness of the environment we live in...   The most important thing is to get started...   

Yes it is not a perfect world... but with some creative thinking and cooperation from young and old alike...and persistence with the right attitude and goal in mind,  our efforts will be magnified and spread maximizing the strategies we can put into motion... We can make the world a better and healthier place...  Starting with our self !!!  

Be an example to the youth by "Being an Example!!!"

We are and always have been the fundamental building block of not only our generation but the catalyst for the future as well... 


Robert Scott is an Exercise and Sport Sciences/ Sport Psychology Specialist.   
University Professor at University in Osaka, Japan 
Master/PhD. Courses: Sport Philosophy, Psychology, Pedagogy and Physiology

Ex-Professional Athlete--  
Health Specialist-- Motivational Speaker and Trainer to  Professional and Olympic Athletes and to the Masses. 

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Youthful Nations?



It is interesting to see the different mindsets between Japan and the USA when it comes to health and aging... The USA seems to consider itself a very useful nation that is focused on complete health of the body and mind but most of the Americans think that round is a shape to be in !!!  

In Japan, they are in a lot better shape physically than their US counterparts parse and yet they take getting old as a sign that it is time to be old.  A lot of the Japanese look younger than they actually are but they act like they are a lot older and fall into a groove of getting old... But we now find out that it isn't just their mindset that is getting old... 

The reality of both countries is that among the few Olympic athletes and a the hard core bodies on the infomercials--is the shocking reality that the up-and-coming young generations to a large extent, are inactive unfit, and increasingly overweight...
Because of all the trains in Japan and the lack of parking spaces, out of necessity, the Japanese have to walk a lot more than the Americans and other countries whose single mode of transportation is totally their car!  But even with the extra walking, is it really making that big of a difference?  

I was talking to a Japanese doctor the other day whose research deals with bones, bone density and aging of bones.   He told me that he has seen many x-rays of children's bones that could easily be mistaken for a person in their 70's and 80's... 

Major problems are their diets=too much junk food of course... lack of and or almost no amounts of regular exercise on a daily basis and bad habits that help them to dig a deeper hole with very little chance of escaping . The only joint on their body that seems to be in shape is their thumb joint from all the online video games they play... The doctor smirked for a second but then said it is no laughing matter... 

What happened to all that great education that both nations and other nations talk about?   Why is it so hard to get physically active?     I have seen and read reports on studies from both the US and Japan...  Their results:  The people of both countries are not eating right, not getting enough proper nutrition, not exercising enough, not getting enough sleep, and not drinking enough water...  NO DUH !!!  

Gets back to educating the masses of course but not just education but also leading by example!!!

***Physical activity is an identifier as to how healthy a nation is and can become*** 

Strategies need to be enforced and the example needs to be set in the areas of: 

Family First:  Families who enjoy activities together, stay active and exercise becomes fun!   

School Programs:  Again, teaching the children to be healthier is only one part... How many teachers are in good enough shape to tell the children to get in shape? (Round is a shape but not the one we are striving after)  By getting the teachers involved, the children develop attitudes and skills to naturally help them to become more active which leads to and helps maintain a active lifestyle both physically and mentally!!  

***Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity***

After School Programs:  Programs set up after school giving them regular chances to play physically... How hard can it be?   These programs are needed and need to be enhanced to promote more physical activity that is fun and gets the younger generation to the point that it isn't a national priority anymore but a gift given to ourselves and the benefits of living a more active life!!!   

. School programs.including quality, daily physical education;

health education; recess; and extracurricular activities.that help

students develop the knowledge, attitudes, skills, behaviors, and

confidence to adopt and maintain physically active lifestyles, while

providing opportunities for enjoyable physical activity.

***If a man achieves victory over this body, who in the world can exercise power over him? He who rules himself rules over the whole world*** 

An environment that makes it easy and safe for all young and old and in between, to become more physically active in walking, running, playing, riding bikes and other single and group oriented activities, the promotion for health will become as natural as breathing.   

***The way you think, the way you behave, the way you eat, can influence your life by 30 to 50 years***

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Robert Scott is an Exercise and Sport Sciences/ Sport Psychology Specialist.   

University Professor at University in Osaka, Japan 

Master/PhD. Courses: Sport Philosophy, Psychology, Pedagogy and Physiology


Ex-Professional Athlete--  

Health Specialist-- Motivational Speaker and Trainer to  Professional and Olympic Athletes and to the Masses. 

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Mental Toughness

"Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory."

I have been working with a high school baseball pitcher with a rocket for an arm but the nerves of a worm...well that is the way he put it...  Yes, he could be pro material... Yes he could bring the heat and make batters cringe in the batters box... 

So I say...   

        "Kill the snake of doubt in your soul, crush the worms  

                              　　of fear in your heart and mountains will move out of  

                             　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  your way." 

The theory is that mental toughness is an important and integral part of  success and positive outcomes in pretty much everything we do in life...  

Some of the key characteristics of mental toughness can and do relate to:

consistency in all you set out to do 

desire to be better than your present and past self 

focus on that which you want to do next and ways to get you there 

winning attitude when overcoming setbacks, 

resilience to meet the inevitable obstacles and inequities of life and concentration. of a genuine effort to receive what is being communicated...

PRACTICE: Becoming mentally tough does not happen overnight. To become mentally tough one must experience a wide-range of situations that are both positive and negative. However, the fastest way to get genuine mental toughness is to work on the above key characteristics until they are ingrained and come natural to you 

APPLICATION: We are all performers when it gets right down to it... A performer needs to practice what they have learned. Thus, any skills that are taught must be practiced. Overtime individuals become mentally tough.  And when you have a mental edge, nothing can stop you.   

The baseball players, Ichiro and Matsui would have never crossed the ocean  to play in the Major Leagues if it wasn't for Nomo and his mental toughness when most of Japan told him he could never make it in the big leagues...  He proved them wrong in two leagues and Japan baseball players are mentally stronger from the core because of it...  We all have the potential to do what we want.  You have to pick a cause you won't abandon easily, remain committed despite setbacks, and communicate your big ideas over and over again in every encounter you have with your positive and negative self and overcome until it is all positive.  

As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives.

Robert Scott is an Exercise and Sport Sciences/ Sport Psychology Specialist.   

University Professor at University in Osaka, Japan 

Master/PhD. Courses: Sport Philosophy, Psychology, Pedagogy and Physiology

Ex-Professional Athlete--  

Health Specialist-- Motivational Speaker and Trainer to  Professional and Olympic Athletes and to the Masses. 

Tell me what you are interested in!!!

Please come again... Thank you for your time :) 

www.shokuiku-daijiten.com  

www.baribaribody.blogspot.com 

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