| Children from 6 years old and above can
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| | overweight children who want to
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| benefit from doing light strength and
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| | participate in sports and get healthy.
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| weight training. The majority of parents
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| | Here's What You Should Be Doing
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| however are cynical as to how healthy it
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| | Ideally you should consult a trainer to
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| is for children to do strength training,
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| | help you make proper training routine for
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| the fact is though, that children who
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| | your child, but you should just aim to
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| start strength training early do not
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| | make sure that they work out their whole
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| suffer from the common myth of stunted
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| | body at least 3 times a week, remembering
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| growth. Children who take up strength
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| | to include a proper warm up and cool
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| training have few if any disadvantages
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| | down. For example you could have them do
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| and it is a positive step for most
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| | 20 minutes of cardio, broken into ten
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| children. As it will encourage your child
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| | minutes of skipping, and ten minutes of
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| to be active and learn the importance of
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| | running (or playing tag). Once they've
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| exercise. You can also use it for extra
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| | done that you could do some strength
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| family time and it will teach your child
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| | training exercises without weights, such
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| healthy habits for life.
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| | as a circuit; including press ups, star
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| Don't Start Them Too Early
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| | jumps, sit ups, squats, squat thrusts,
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| Your children shouldn't start strength
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| | burpees and leg raises for example. Once
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| training until they are both emotionally
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| | they've built up a basic level of
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| and physically mature enough to deal with
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| | strength and endurance you can start to
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| it. Generally this is at around age 6 for
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| | introduce some light weights exercises.
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| the majority of children, if in doubt
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| | Remember your child is a child and not an
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| speak to a doctor first. However as the
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| | adult, so don't push them too hard,
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| child's parent you will no as well as
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| | you're not aiming for them to bulk up so
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| anyone if your child is ready. They must
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| | you should keep the weights light and
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| be able to listen carefully and follow
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| | only slowly increase them over a long
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| instructions to prevent injury or
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| | period of time. Don't forget to finish
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| accidents, but the exercises you do
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| | with a proper cool down and stretching
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| should be fun, easy to do and not to
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| | session.
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| technical or intense.
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| | Children are not perfect and they may not
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| Remember your child is not an adult and
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| | always do what you ask, and you may have
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| their strength training shouldn't be
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| | bad days with them, but remember they are
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| anywhere near as intense or demanding as
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| | only children; you can always bribe them
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| you might do. It's more important that
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| | with healthy treats or bonus pocket money
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| you use the opportunity to teach your
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| | for behaving well. If you decide to take
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| child healthy lifestyle habits than to
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| | you child to a gym make sure you clear it
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| try to get them to build up muscle. Only
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| | with them first or find one that caters
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| once they have gone through puberty,
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| | for children, alternatively join a
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| should they think about trying to build
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| | circuit training class which would be
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| up muscle mass. Instead you should aim to
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| | ideal. Strength training can be fun and a
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| improve basic endurance and strength, so
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| | great way to spend more quality time with
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| that the child feels better and fitter.
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| | your child so give it a try.
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| This is especially important for
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