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Fit children have better mental and physical health. What is the best way to activate them?

Fit children have better mental and physical health. What is the best way to activate them?

The mental health benefits of exercise for adults are well known depression and reduced anxiety. Now, emerging research underlines its growing importance for children’s well-being. Staying active can be crucial to protecting and improving young people’s mental health. Mood-boosting benefits One in seven teenagers around the world suffer from mental illness. As a result, parents […]

Strength training early in life can ensure lifelong health and well-being for children and adolescents

Strength training early in life can ensure lifelong health and well-being for children and adolescents

– Aren’t they a bit young for that? This is a question I heard regularly from parents when I recommended strength training to children I worked with, ranging in age from 6 to 18, in youth sports. In my four years as a strength and conditioning coach, I often received questions from parents about the […]