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Strength Training is Good For Kids!

It’s official! After many long years of arguing with fools, I am validated! Based on hundreds of studies and thousands of hours of research, the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) have finally taken the position that age-appropriate resistance training is not only good for kids, but recommended.

Strong Kid

Children under the ages of 11 in girls and 13 in boys used to be discouraged from participating in resistance exercise, for a variety of reasons, none of which I will get into here because none have any merit. B

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Yoga for Kids is one of the fastest growing yoga niches out there today. It’s taught in hundreds of studios across the country. A recent report from CNN featured kids that use yoga to cope with everything from ADHD to divorcing parents. But can a 4-year-old really appreciate the depth of the practice?

Who cares!? As long as it’s helping them manage their stress and feel better, they’re getting the benefit of the practice.

“I think the younger kids may not know exactly what they get out of it. It’s kind of like when you put zucchini in their muffins and don’t tell them,” yoga instructor Cheryl Crawford told CNN. Read more