Our environment is killing our opportunities to be active. Who do we hold accountable?

In this episode, Coach D and Taryn Lipschitz speak with Elisa Maruzzo about how our environment is killing our opportunities to be active. Who do we hold accountable?

Her love of sports goes beyond having an outlet to channel her energy as it also provided her grit and determination to push forward in life no matter the circumstance. 
 
After working in construction, Elisa was driven to find a way to continue to play sports and encourage others to play sports. She has dedicated the last 10+ years as a coach, kinesiologist, strategist, and consultant working extensively in the areas of wellness, sport, and physical literacy. With a focus on lifespan, Elisa seeks to bring movement, community development, and business together in a way that is meaningful at every stage of change.

Elisa discusses what the shift in the environment has been pulling attention and appeal away from sports and what some of the challenges are to providing quality sport experiences:

Value: We don't value physical activity, sport, and movement in a way that we should. It goes beyond physical benefits and includes health, mental well-being, and social connectedness.Environment: We need to diversify what movement means - it's not just sport. We need to drop it into an environment that facilitates us to play.Communication: What is pulling our attention? And how do we message what we're trying to say? 

The discussion includes who should be help accountable and how can we all do a better job building better environments to keep kids engaged in sports for life.

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