WE’RE THE (OUT OF SHAPE) KIDS IN AMERICA: Young Americans Becoming Less Fit. “For the past few decades, accumulating data and anecdotal evidence have shown that children in the United States are becoming more sedentary. Less than a third of young people ages 12 to 18 are said to achieve the recommended levels of physical activity for their age group, which would be about an hour a day of exercise.”

Give ’em a copy of Rippetoe and a gym.