How to stay fit


Why Children Should Undertake Strength Training

Children from 6 years old and above canhealthy.
benefit from doing light strength and weight
training. The majority of parents however areHere's  What  You  Should  Be  Doing
cynical as to how healthy it is for children
to do strength training, the fact is though,Ideally you should consult a trainer to help
that children who start strength trainingyou make proper training routine for your
early do not suffer from the common myth ofchild, but you should just aim to make sure
stunted growth. Children who take up strengththat they work out their whole body at least
training have few if any disadvantages and it3 times a week, remembering to include a
is a positive step for most children. As itproper warm up and cool down. For example you
will encourage your child to be active andcould have them do 20 minutes of cardio,
learn the importance of exercise. You canbroken into ten minutes of skipping, and ten
also use it for extra family time and it willminutes of running (or playing tag). Once
teach  your  child  healthy  habits for life.they've done that you could do some strength
training exercises without weights, such as a
Don't  Start  Them  Too  Earlycircuit; including press ups, star jumps, sit
ups, squats, squat thrusts, burpees and leg
Your children shouldn't start strengthraises for example. Once they've built up a
training until they are both emotionally andbasic level of strength and endurance you can
physically mature enough to deal with it.start to introduce some light weights
Generally this is at around age 6 for theexercises.
majority of children, if in doubt speak to a
doctor first. However as the child's parentRemember your child is a child and not an
you will no as well as anyone if your childadult, so don't push them too hard, you're
is ready. They must be able to listennot aiming for them to bulk up so you should
carefully and follow instructions to preventkeep the weights light and only slowly
injury or accidents, but the exercises you doincrease them over a long period of time.
should be fun, easy to do and not toDon't forget to finish with a proper cool
technical  or  intense.down  and  stretching  session.
Remember your child is not an adult and theirChildren are not perfect and they may not
strength training shouldn't be anywhere nearalways do what you ask, and you may have bad
as intense or demanding as you might do. It'sdays with them, but remember they are only
more important that you use the opportunitychildren; you can always bribe them with
to teach your child healthy lifestyle habitshealthy treats or bonus pocket money for
than to try to get them to build up muscle.behaving well. If you decide to take you
Only once they have gone through puberty,child to a gym make sure you clear it with
should they think about trying to build upthem first or find one that caters for
muscle mass. Instead you should aim tochildren, alternatively join a circuit
improve basic endurance and strength, so thattraining class which would be ideal. Strength
the child feels better and fitter. This istraining can be fun and a great way to spend
especially important for overweight childrenmore quality time with your child so give it
who want to participate in sports and geta try.



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