YOUTH

12 years to 20 years

Youth– 12 to 20 years  

Exercise needs to start early in life and continue. In a study from 2010 to 2015, the number of young people ages 6 to 12 exercising 3 times a week decreased from 28% to 26.6%. The number of young people ages 13 to 17 exercising three times a week decreased from 41.7% to 39.3%. 

Physically inactive children are 2 x more like to be obese as adults. 

The Cooper Clinic has developed a FitnessGram®, one of the most widely used health-related youth fitness assessment tools in the world, is employed in the US through powerful partnership programs with the NFL and the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas. The Cooper Institute impacts over 10 million children each year across the country.
After close to five decades, The Cooper Institute continues to be at the forefront of creating a healthier generation. 

We are committed to providing teachers, administrators, students and parents with the best resources to provide quality data that helps drive decisions to improve youth health.
Powered by FitnessGram®, one of the most widely used health-related youth fitness assessment tools in the world, and employed in the US through powerful partnership programs with the NFL and the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, The Cooper Institute impacts over 10 million children each year across the country.
NFL PLAY 60 FitnessGram Project

Since 2009, the NFL Foundation has worked with The Cooper Institute® to implement FitnessGram® in more than 1,100 schools in the 32 NFL markets, as well as develop training, resources, and tools to promote physical activity in participating schools. This impactful project continues to produce invaluable research providing insights into effective strategies for improving youth health nationwide. Learn More
Healthy Zone School Recognition Program

Launched in 2011, the Healthy Zone School Recognition Program is a partnership program between the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas and The Cooper Institute. This vital program supports and recognizes schools in North Texas that are fighting the childhood obesity epidemic and creating healthy school environments.

Today, over 160 schools and 110,000 students in North Texas have been positively impacted.  Learn More
FitnessGram Spanish

Through a generous grant provided by Communities Foundation of Texas, The Cooper Institute launched FitnessGram Spanish, a pilot program in North Texas, which will provide the opportunity for native Spanish-speaking students to learn critically important and universal health-related fitness concepts in their native language.