Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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weight training for kids

j_dino
j_dino
Posts: 55
Joined: 2002/09/16
United States
2005/11/08, 06:24 PM
I have recently set up a home gym with dumbells and a weight bench. My son, who is eight years old, helped to put everything together and really wants to workout with his dad. I thought that was kinda cool. I have read around that light weight training is ok for young kids. Does anyone know of a simple workout routine that hits the all the major muscle groups? I would only have him do it at the most three times a week using light weights, with at least a day of rest in between.

Thanks,
Dino
shredder89
shredder89
Posts: 38
Joined: 2004/09/30
Canada
2005/11/08, 07:40 PM
If I were you, I'd start it off for a couple weeks with unweighted things like pushups, crunches, and half squats.
7707mutt
7707mutt
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Joined: 2002/06/18
United States
2005/11/08, 07:57 PM
http://freetrainers.com/FT/jsp/pro/Message.jsp?f_ix=17&t_ix=684
One of the mods already posted this in the young kid forum....I would start with body weight exercises for now 8 is rather young nd his growth plates are still growing. Stay away from real weight training for a few years. But try to include him. I have my 3 year old doing curls sit ups etc but for him it is a game.

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