new delhi its unbelievable how unfit teenagers are exclaims deepika saxena who runs a fitness studio in gk women in their 30s and 40s also come here and they are fitter than the teens saxena has many teenagers attending her groupfitness dancing classes mainly zumba and belly while a few opt for pilates we lack outdoor spaces that teens especially girls can use that infrastructure is just not there says the owner of body temple its not just the lack of space time is also in short supply dr nitin verma of max healthcare saket enumerates the main causes for ill health among teens a fastfood diet shrinking of both time and space for outdoor games and the advent of technology that keeps children hooked they are giving us a generation thats overweight and unhealthy fast food is high in carbohydrates and kids engage in fewer physical activities now says verma very few children engage in organized games and 2025 of kids are obese theres also a very high incidence of blood pressure and diabetes mellitus which are lifestyle disorders fitness consultant raghav pande who runs xcel fitness is against processed food everybodys living on processed food these days biscuits bread theyre all processed most have ingredients like hydrogenated vegetable oils and these have health implications he says colony parks have been spruced up landscaped and handed over to the older members of the community to walk in the government schools and parents must work together there has to be suitable infrastructure in every colony says verma yoga is good but gym and physical trainers not so much gym is a serious business involving a particular kind of diet and supervision under socalled physical trainers who usually tell you to buy protein from some chemist its unscientific saxena also a mother of two insists on exercise i ensure i throw my kids out of the house she says they even pick up friends and take them all to the park thats her battle against a sedentary lifestyle you have to change with the times she concedes she knows a fouryearold who is addicted to the video game angry birds and saxenas children often communicate with her through emails instead of meeting her verma suggests that schools must organize games for 45 minutes everyday and colonies must have parks with courts for some sports