Exercise and Children

If you have a child aged 6-8 years who want to exercise, weight training, you may find yourself wondering what to do. While some think it is great for children to exercise, there are others who think differently.

The long and short is that yes, it is beneficial for your child to participate in the exercise or weight training regimen although there are some things you should keep in mind once they start to arrive.

Whatever you look, children are not miniature adults, and therefore you can not use the same methods with the kids more than you can use with adults, children are different from adults emotionally, anatomically and physiologically.

All children have immature skeletons, as the bones do not mature until they are 14-22 years of age. Girls, physical activity during childhood can be very critical of the impact on bone health that can last a lifetime.

Children are often vulnerable to injury when excessive growth such as Osgood Schlatter related disease. The children have a temperature control system due to their having a large surface area relative to their muscle mass which will cause them to be more susceptible to damage when not properly warmed up.

Children do not sweat as much as adults, making them more susceptible to heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Because muscle mass and immature hormone system, which makes it difficult for them to develop strength and speed. His breathing and heart response during exercise are also different from an adult, which may affect their exercise capacity.

On the other hand, boys and girls, can significantly improve the power of strength training, even if against adults, neurological factors instead of muscle growth factors are mainly responsible.

When you consider programs for children, first must obtain a medical clearance. The first approach to designing a program is to provide a repeating series of 8 to 12 and maintaining the appropriate workload for the range.

You must ensure that the training are distributed fairly to have at least 1-2 full days of rest between workouts. The main objective in the establishment must be exported in the form of each exercise and not on how much weight to lift.

Before weight training, warm up and stretching should be done. Start your children away with light loads and then make adjustments accordingly. Not more than 3 non consecutive exercise sessions should be done in a week. You should also make sure they drink plenty of water before, during and after exercise. Enough water is very important to exercise, as is often the time very easy to get dehydrated - especially with children.