How Personal Trainers are Helping UAE Parents with Obesity Issues in Children?
Childhood Obesity - Q & A Session With Dubai Personal Trainer - Kieran Francis In this question and answer session, Dubai based personal trainer Kieran addresses the issue many parents are facing, related to the increasing problem of childhood obesity in the UAE: Q. One of the biggest health concerns among children in the UAE relates to ‘Obesity’. Do you think exercise is a key factor when it comes to reversing and even preventing childhood obesity? A. Exercise definitely has a huge role in mitigating childhood obesity and the continuity of this obesity from childhood through to adulthood. We see a change in children’s play activity (with a trend moving from outdoor sports and active play, to indoor and sedentary play), along with that we also see parents of children not motivating their child to try different physically active sports and play activities. Depending on the country we also are seeing less play time and physical activity at school (although UAE is better than s...