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Children And Exercise

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

If you have a child 6 to 8 years old that wants to start exercising and lifting weight, you may find yourself wondering what you should do. While some think it is perfectly fine for children to exercise, there are others that think differently.

The long and short of it is that yes, it is beneficial for your child to partake in exercise or a weight training regimen although, there are a few things that you should keep in mind once this starts to happen.

No matter how you look at it, children aren’t miniature adults, consequently the same methods cannot be used for children who differ from adults emotionally, anatomically and physiologically.

Children’s immature skeletons don’t mature until they get 14 - 22 years of age. With girls, exercise during childhood can have very critical effects on bone health that can last for their entire lives.

Children are often vulnerable to growth related overuse injuries such as Osgood Schlatter disease. They have immature temperature regulating sytems due to their large surface area compared to their muscle mass which will cause them to be more susceptible to injury when they aren’t properly warmed up. Also, children don’t perspire as much as adults do, so they will be more susceptible to heat exhaustion as well as heat stroke. Due to their low muscle mass and immature hormone system, it makes it harder for them to develop strength and speed. Their breathing and heart response during exercise are also different from an adults, which will affect their capacity for exercise.

When you consider programs for children, first and foremost, you should obtain a medical clearance from your doctor.

The first approach to designing a program is to establish a range of 8 - 12 repetitions and keep the work load appropriate for the range. Ensure that workouts are spread out enough to have at least 1 -2 full days of rest between workouts. The main focus when working out should be on the form of every exercise performed with correct breathing and not on the amount of weight being lifted.

Make sure they warm up and stretch before starting weight training. Start your children off with light loads then then make adjustments accordingly. You should also make sure they drink plenty of water before, during and after exercise. Getting enough water is very important with exercise as it is very easy to get dehydrated - especially with children.

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There Is More To Weight Loss

Friday, November 14th, 2008

If you are willing to put in the extra effort, you can lose considerably more weight a lot faster by adding resistance training to your weight loss program.

Lifting weights will help to burn body fat quicker than aerobic exercise which is something that a lot of people don’t understand. Aerobic exercise for an hour or so will burn more calories than lifting weight for the same hour, however, weightlifting gives additional benefits after that hour that aerobic exercise doesn’t.

After resistance training, your muscles need to repair themselves and in doing so, this process burns even more calories consequently, you are getting the benefit of the calories that are burned during the exercise, combined with the calories that are getting burned as the muscles are getting repaired.

There is also another benefit that is obtained by weightlifting and resistance exercises and that is the fact that you will be building muscle mass.

Now many women get concerned thinking that they are going to look like a female version of Arnold Schwarzenegger (in his younger days), but not only is this unlikely without the use of steroids, it is impossible, particularly for a woman.

Muscle burns fat and by building up your muscle mass, you are creating a fat burning machine that will help to use up excess body fat throughout the day.

This is why people who supplement their weight loss programs with suitable resistance training, will reduce fat and get considerably better results in less time.

You also get the additional benefits of becoming fitter, improving your heart and bones and it also has a positive effect on your mental attitude. To some people,  just feeling better about themselves can solve a lot of the reasons why they overeat in the first place.

You don’t have to lift excessive weights for this to work as even light resistance training will be an added benefit to your weight loss program.

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So Many Choices

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

It seems that almost every other day there is a new diet being promoted that is promising instant results overnight.

You have to understand that the diet industry is a huge industry where billions of dollars are spent and made and anything that can target a piece of that market can capture considerable amounts of wealth to those who can cash in on it.

There are so many choices available and various different diets and weight loss programs, that it is extremely difficult for somebody who has no knowledge of good nutrition, to know where to turn to when they want to lose weight.

Like almost anything you hear and read about that sounds too good to be true, it generally is. You must realize that it is not possible to go from being obese one week to being in shape where you can wear a bikini down to the beach and feel good a few days to a month later.

All the good nutrition, exercise and anything else you can do, can’t change your body that fast.

Sure, you can make yourself look a lot better in a small amount of time by following a good exercise regime and eating quality foods in reasonable quantities, but most people need to realize that it has taken them years to get to the stage where they are at the moment,  and to reverse the process overnight is not possible.

Rather than getting disheartened by reading this, you can look at all these different weight loss programs in a more realistic manner and see what they are actually offering that might help to give you good results in the long term.

You don’t get a set of ripped abs overnight just as you don’t trim your waist with only five minutes exercise a day and a milkshake.

By following proven weight loss and dietary methods, you will know that over the long haul, and with only a reasonable amount of effort and consistency, you will be able to shed those extra pounds and keep them off for good. These fad diets that promise everything generally deliver nothing except a hole in your bank account.

Read, research, inquire, or ask your doctor which might be the best program for you. Even if you continue eating the way you are right now, if you exercise 3 to 5 times a week for 30 - 45 minutes each time, you can lose weight but at a much slower pace. Exercise,  proper eating habits and nutrition go hand in hand to weight loss and fitness.

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