August 22, 2024
Starr.Fit in Eustis Concludes Successful 2024 Summer, Boosting Teens’ Fitness and Mental Health
By Kyle Coppola
Starr.Fit in Eustis Concludes Successful 2024 Summer, Boosting Teens’ Fitness and Mental Health
Lake County, FL – July 2024 – Starr Wellness Collective is pleased to announce the successful completion of the 2024 Summer @ Starr.Fit program. Over the past six weeks, the program has empowered 45 middle and high school teens by providing them with essential fitness, nutrition, and wellness knowledge, laying the groundwork for lifelong healthy habits.
Program Achievements
The 2024 Summer @ Starr.Fit program offered a comprehensive approach to health, featuring high-intensity functional training, nutrition workshops, and wellness activities. Highlights included:
- Fitness Training: Participants engaged in intensive workouts that significantly enhanced their physical capabilities. Pre- and post-program assessments showed marked improvements in cardiovascular endurance, body fat reduction, and skeletal muscle mass increase.
- Nutritional and Wellness Education: Teens learned about hydration, energy balance, meal planning, and building healthy plates. Many reported adopting healthier behaviors and influencing family members to embrace healthier lifestyles.
- Teamwork and Collaboration: Group fitness and nutrition activities fostered a sense of community and mutual support among the teens.
Results and Observations
The program yielded impressive results, including:
- Athletic Performance: All 45 participants showed improvements in fitness, including enhanced aerobic health and muscle growth.
- Hydration: 39 participants successfully integrated proper hydration protocols into their routines.
- Skeletal Muscle Mass: 66.7% saw an increase in muscle mass, highlighting the program’s effectiveness.
- Body Fat and Visceral Fat Changes: 46.2% of participants reduced body fat, though more targeted interventions are needed to address the trend of teen obesity.
- Mental Health: 93% of teens reported improved mood and energy, with 71% feeling more mentally empowered. Parents noted positive changes in their children’s behavior and enthusiasm.
Parent Feedback and Recommendations
Parents appreciated the program’s design and its impact on their children. Recommendations included expanding the program to include more teens, offering additional nutrition courses, and integrating parent-child workouts and meal planning.
(On top of fitness, Starr Wellness also focuses on the mental health of teens. This is a terrific program.)
Acknowledgments
We extend our heartfelt thanks to our sponsors, whose generous support made this program possible: Starr.Fit, Joanne Keller, APRN, Bob’s Air & Refrigeration, John Smith State Farm Agency, Flood Digital, Buy My Home Florida, Health Basket, LotusMindFlow, Key Foods, United Southern Bank, Kelly Kendrick from The Mortgage Firm, Impact Body Works, Floors & More, Kalasand, Walker Tudhope P.A., Greg Starr, Spencer Sarel, Martin Escobal, and anonymous donors.
Join Us for Future Programs
Health and wellness are year-round commitments. We invite families to participate in future Starr Wellness Collective programs, including an upcoming 6-Week Family Fitness and Nutrition Challenge. For more information, please visit our Facebook page.
(Teen’s take to the stationary cycles for training.)
About Starr Wellness Collective
Starr Wellness Collective is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing youth health through comprehensive fitness, nutrition, and wellness programs. Our mission is to empower our youth to lead healthier and happier lives.
Contact:
Marisol Starr
Starr Wellness Collective
marisol.starr@starrwellnesscollective.org
407-616-4542
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
