Written by Coach Cathy Barry - CEO & Founder of Eclipse Track & Field Club 13% of the World is Obese : According to the World Health Organization, since 1975 to 2016 worldwide obesity rates have tripled. 1.9 billion adults (yes, billion) are considered overweight, and of these, 650 million are obese. Also extremely shocking is that there are 39 million children under the age of 5 are overweight or obese as of 2020 and 340 million children aged 5-19 were overweight or obese

Insight into My first Fitness Model Competition: Pre-Conceived Ideas: Just because you see something on TV, read about it online doesn't always mean it's always true. Information about Fitness is everywhere—and it can be quite complicated to determine what is fact and what is fiction. Women and strength training have not always been a popular combination, although I suspect and believe wholeheartedly that this trend is definitely shifting in the right direction. However, som

Written by Coach Cathy - Head Coach of the Eclipse Track and Field Club. Too often as parents or coaches and even as athletes, we feel that our kids need to specialize way too young. We feel that the only way for our kids to excel in the sport they are in is to do way more of that sport. While specialization has its benefits down the road, it can also lead to our worst fears as parents - that kids will loose interest in the sport because that's all they have ever known. L