{"id":33811,"date":"2010-10-28T01:00:03","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T06:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=33811"},"modified":"2010-10-27T23:10:31","modified_gmt":"2010-10-28T04:10:31","slug":"benefits-of-strength-training-for-kids-outweigh-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/benefits-of-strength-training-for-kids-outweigh-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of Strength Training for Kids Outweigh Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Benefits of Strength Training for Kids Outweigh Risk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/benefits-of-strength-training-for-kids-outweigh-risk\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-33815\" title=\"health and fitness boy 15\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/kidweightlifting-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/kidweightlifting-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/kidweightlifting.jpg 469w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a>The old school of thought for kids lifting weights was that it should be off limits, since it was an injury risk. However, recent research counters this long-held thought process, saying that school-age children and adolescents can enjoy the <a title=\"benefits of strength training\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/a-beginners-guide-to-strength-training\/\" target=\"_self\">benefits of strength training<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Experts say that the benefits of decreased body fat, increased <a title=\"Alcohol Consumption May Strengthen Bones\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/alcohol-consumption-may-strengthen-bones\/\" target=\"_self\">bone density<\/a>, and improved sports performance with limiting injury risk in those sports all generally outweighed any risks. And, it&#8217;s not just about lifting weights. Kids can do <a title=\"A Beginner's Guide to Strength Training\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/a-beginners-guide-to-strength-training\/\" target=\"_self\">strength training<\/a> using exercise machines, elastic bands or body resistance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since resistance training in children and adolescents is known to be safe and to be associated with several health benefits, children and adolescents should be generally encouraged to participate in a resistance-training program,&#8221; said Michael Behringer from the German Sport University Cologne.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Behringer and colleagues combined the results of 42 unpublished studies to come to the conclusion that weights are a safe way for children to <a title=\"strong bones\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/12\/youth-exercise-strengthens-bones-for-women\/\" target=\"_self\">build strength<\/a>. In most of the studies, the kids used either free weights or resistance-training machines from one to five times a week. They averaged 42 minutes for each workout session and the training lasted anywhere from one month to a little more than a year.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the children improved their strength by 20 to 40 percent of where they started. The gains were best with those kids over 10 years old.<\/p>\n<p>While this can be construed as good news, it is best to consult a trainer if you plan on allowing your child to take part in strength training. They, more than anyone, will be susceptible to improper form and a potentially dangerous zeal to lift more than they can handle.<\/p>\n<p>(via: <a title=\"kids fitness\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSTRE69Q10120101027\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The old school of thought for kids lifting weights was that it should be off limits, since it was an injury risk. However, recent research counters this long-held thought process, saying that school-age children and adolescents can enjoy the benefits &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/benefits-of-strength-training-for-kids-outweigh-risk\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1367,18],"tags":[3691,10903,3863,960,1943],"class_list":["post-33811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-childrens-health","category-fitness","tag-children-fitness","tag-fitness","tag-healthy-children","tag-resistance-training","tag-strength-training"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33811"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33843,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33811\/revisions\/33843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}