At the same time, obesity and bad habits formed in adolescence have a far-reaching impact on adulthood. Conversely, we can think that developing good exercise habits from adolescence is more conducive to maintaining them in adulthood. Exercise habits have always been formed as early as possible, with more benefits.
Scientific research has proved that physical exercise is helpful to improve the cardiopulmonary function and skeletal muscle health of teenagers. At the same time, exercise can also make teenagers psychologically healthier. In the impression of the general public, it is undoubtedly true that sports teenagers are healthier, more sunny and more active.
Teenagers usually take part in most sports activities, such as swimming, dancing and ball games. So can teenagers participate in resistance training like adults? Is it commonly known as "lifting iron"?
Seeing pictures of children with some muscles, many people's first thought is-won't it affect his growth and development? Is it because you are not tall after lifting the iron? Will bones be oppressed by weight during their growth and development?
But in fact, this is people's traditional incorrect "rigid" impression. Just like many years ago, people thought it was up to women, not men, to have boys or girls (there should still be many people who think so now). At present, resistance training for teenagers is actually a safe and effective training method through research in medical and fitness fields.
There is no experiment to prove that teenagers' resistance training will lead to height development and epiphysis damage. (Reference from nsca-cpt personal trainer textbook of National Physical Fitness Association). (Note: There is epiphyseal cartilage between the epiphysis and the diaphysis in childhood, and the epiphyseal cartilage ossifies in adulthood, and the epiphysis and the diaphysis become one. There is a discoid cartilage structure between the metaphysis and epiphysis of children's limbs, which is called epiphyseal plate. Epiphyseal plate is the growth area of immature long bones of limbs, and it is also the weakest part of children's bones and the most prone to fracture. -From Baidu Encyclopedia)
On the contrary, teenagers can get many physical benefits through resistance training. On the one hand, the increase of muscle strength makes it difficult to get injured in daily activities and other activities, which plays a role in preventing sports injuries. It is difficult for children to train their muscles into large blocks because they lack enough androgen. More resistance training stimulates the nervous system and increases muscle strength.
On the other hand, resistance training can improve the body composition of teenagers, that is, reduce the body fat content. At the same time, it can also strengthen cardiovascular adaptability.
At the same time, resistance training can also bring the same benefits to teenagers as aerobic exercise (running, brisk walking, swimming, ball games, etc.). ), that is, to strengthen the adaptability of the cardiovascular system. It can be understood that resistance exercise can bring more benefits than simple aerobic exercise.
So since resistance training is so good, can teenagers start resistance training directly? All this needs to be based on reasonable design and full supervision, and resistance training can become a safe and valuable sport. Don't blindly start your own training. For example, many big cities have physical training bases specifically for teenagers.
Personal trainers who train children and teenagers also need professional knowledge to distinguish their training from that of adults. For example, compared with many special trainings, we should pay more attention to designing more interesting and diverse activities, avoid simplification, communicate with them in a language they can understand, and give children and teenagers more time to learn a new skill instead of being too impatient. Personal trainers need more patience, enthusiasm and vigorous energy to infect them, understand their ideas and participate in sports with them. Really cultivate the habit and interest of sports.
Maybe we won't become fitness instructors, but mastering this knowledge can also provide some guidance for cultivating children's interests in the future. But personally, I think the most important thing is not to stick to those wrong ideas, keep learning, replace those old ideas in your mind and upgrade your operating system. This is the motivation to keep learning.