What can Youth Gain by Developing Metabolic Fitness at a Young Age?

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What can youth gain by developing metabolic fitness at a young age?
Metabolic fitness refers to the capacity to facilitate sufficient energy flow within the body and cells, thereby improving overall body health. Young people stand to reap the following benefits by developing metabolic fitness at a tender age.
Developing metabolic fitness promotes youths’ brain development. According to neuroscientists, engaging in regular physical activities improves brain development. In regions such as the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex, regular exercise triggers the multiplication of nerve cells, forming new connections (Myer, Faigenbaum, Edwards, Clark, Best & Sallis, 2015, pp. 1511-1515). As a result, young individuals benefit from enhanced concentration, better memory, and a healthy brain, which improves their learning capabilities.
Metabolic fitness promotes weight management. Physical activity is the absolute method of successfully burning calories and maintaining a healthy weight. Developing it at an early age helps youths avoid becoming obese by hindering the formation of fatty cells that leads to obesity. With obese children having a 70% chance of becoming obese adults, it creates an active routine that keeps weight under control (Cox, 2017).
Its development at a young age leads to self-discipline....