Episode 49 - Can Kids Weightlift?

On this episode of The Health & Happiness Podcast, we're talking about kids and weightlifting, resistance training, and strengthening. This has been a controversial aspect of resistance training for young people for many years, but the new research coming out is starting to see more benefits than risks. Check out this episode for common misconceptions and what the research is now saying about resistance training in this population!
Resources:
https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/145/6/e20201011/76942/Resistance-Training-for-Children-and-Adolescents
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/19417381211056094
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5491841/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3445252/

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