Effective communication and physical fitness are key for children and adolescents to stay healthy. Through this ACMS-approved continuing education series, fitness professionals review the unique sports nutrition issues of youth as well as how to communicate effectively with them. Included are guidelines for boosting performance, limiting risk, and promoting healthy development in young exercisers and competitors. Topics include the relationship of motor development to sports activities, assessing nutrient needs, energy production, fluid and electrolytes, weight control and dieting, and much more.