Resistance exercise and strong healthy children: safe when done right! Journal Articles

abstract

• Weight lifting in children and youth is often viewed as a potentially harmful activity that could result in damage to bones, connective tissue, and muscle. Reviews, such as the one appearing in this issue of the journal by Behm et al. (Appl. Physiol. Metab. Nutr. 33: this issue), show that the balance of evidence indicates that weight lifting in pediatric populations is safe. Importantly, weight lifting, when performed in a safe and age-appropriate manner, is very beneficial on a number of health fronts, including strength and balance, self-esteem, and reducing cardiovascular risks. This is an understudied area that is still lacking in key areas of research to establish efficacy, dose–response relationships, and other health benefits.

authors

• Phillips, Stuart

status

• published 

publication date

• June 2008

has subject area

• 06 Biological Sciences (FoR)
• 11 Medical and Health Sciences (FoR)
• Child (MeSH)
• Child Welfare (MeSH)
• Exercise (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Safety (MeSH)
• Sport Sciences (Science Metrix)
• Weight Lifting (MeSH)

published in

• Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism  Journal

keywords

• Child
• Child Welfare
• Exercise
• Humans
• Safety
• Weight Lifting

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1139/h08-032

PubMed ID

• 18461110

start page

• 545

end page

• 546

volume

• 33

issue

• 3