Perform Better. Prevent Injury. Promote Health.
Welcome Parents, Athletes, and Coaches!!
Impact Fitness DC is a huge fan of the female athlete. We are female athletes, who all have become fitness and health professionals to encourage healthy lifestyles. We specialize in the female athlete because of her special needs and qualities. In our combined years of experience, we have all experienced the highs and lows of competition . Today, 38 years after a federal mandate was enacted to provide gender equality in sports, generations of female athletes have experienced the wonderful benefits of playing a sport. Young women are becoming athletes in record numbers, advancing the image of the female athlete as well as the level of competition. With those factors, the troubles and pressures are also increasing.
- A 16 year old swimmer feels pressure from her mother who is counting on her talent to pay for college.
- A mother of a 14 year old soccer player is anguished over her daughter’s decision to train away from home.
- A 13 year old tennis player gets so angry with herself for making mistakes.
Some of these problems can be much more serious
- A 15 year old soccer player tears a knee ligament and accelerates her chance of arthritis by 40%.
- A 16 year old ballerina feels too much pressure from her instructors and stops eating.
- A 13 year old basketball player moves to a new school only to learn she cannot make the team and decides to “bulk up” by taking steroids.
The NCAA’s Women Foundation conducted research which concluded that girls who play sports are less likely to do drugs, join gangs, or even become sexually active. The same study also concluded that girls who play sports also have higher self esteem and do better in school than girls who do not play sports. I played soccer, softball, and ran track. I could not be more thankful for my mother’s dedication to me and my decision to be an athlete. This is true for so many reasons. I played soccer in college on a scholarship that covered most of my tuition to a private school. I played all over Europe. I have confidence that cannot be overshadowed and I have amazing leadership skills that have driven me to own a company before the age of 30. The gratitude I have is the driving force behind my business. However, the dilemmas facing female athletes are the reason why I am passionate about my business. My decision to cater only to the female athlete is because of the epidemic injury rates.
Most of these injuries are unnecessary. Impact Fitness DC has the expertise and management tools to not only provide prevention for unnecessary injuries, but we promise to improve the athlete’s ability to perform.
During my journey, I have encountered numerous female athletes from my generation who all congratulate my efforts and then ask me, “why didn’t I have someone like you when I was younger?” The answer is simple. We did not have the statistics, technology, and knowledge about the female athlete 15 years ago. Impact Fitness DC has the expertise and the passion to motivate, manage, and improve your daughter or player’s athletic endeavor.
This website is designed to be a resource of science based information pertaining to the female athlete. We want you to know how she is different from the male athlete and why her training must be catered to her distinctions. If you are in the DC metro area, and you decide to use Impact Fitness DC for your daughter/player’s needs I am more than happy to discuss this with you. Also please feel free to contact me with any questions. My “door” is open.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Schwartz
Creator of Impact Fitness DC
Jenn @impactfitnessdc.com
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Thank you so much, there aren’t enough posts on this… keep up the good work