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Children’s weight training not so bad

Rehab Regs, September 30, 2004

The belief that weight training for children leads to stunted growth and other injuries may be misguided, reported the Miami Herald. Strength training does not hamper growth and development and could even help prevent sports-related injuries, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Children as young as eight can benefit from learning to control their muscles and also from the boost in bone growth that weight lifting can give. But children should always be supervised when working with weights and their training should include other exercises like sit-ups, push-ups and jumping jacks, reports the Herald.

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