The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), AOSSM, and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) - all these prestigious sports organizations support strength training for children / adolescents. Many fitness experts, doctors, and parents who now believe about benefits of strength training for their children. Trend sports children nowadays is that they are always looking for ways to level of achievement in the competition. Number of them increased rapidly. Imagine the benefit if they can combine their sport with strength training.
Latest research shows, the benefits of strength training rather than more risk that must be obtained. If the talk concerning strength training, the risk of child / adolescent is not greater rather than those who had not even practice (Guy et al., 2001).
The following are the 13 benefits of strength training for children:
1. increases muscle strength
2. increases bone mineral density and grow taller
3. increases cardio fitness
4. healthy fat profile
5. corrects physical composition (muscle vs. fat) - the main advantage
6. Lower blood pressure
7. Not easy to injury
8. increases self confidence
9. The perspective of the self and the surrounding corrected
10. lifelong habit sports
11. Has the concept of pursuing the target / goal in each of their life
12. Power drag on health increased
13. Forming healthy eating habits
Latest research shows, the benefits of strength training rather than more risk that must be obtained. If the talk concerning strength training, the risk of child / adolescent is not greater rather than those who had not even practice (Guy et al., 2001).
The following are the 13 benefits of strength training for children:
1. increases muscle strength
2. increases bone mineral density and grow taller
3. increases cardio fitness
4. healthy fat profile
5. corrects physical composition (muscle vs. fat) - the main advantage
6. Lower blood pressure
7. Not easy to injury
8. increases self confidence
9. The perspective of the self and the surrounding corrected
10. lifelong habit sports
11. Has the concept of pursuing the target / goal in each of their life
12. Power drag on health increased
13. Forming healthy eating habits
