Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 383, 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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taking weight - heights

shp
shp
Posts: 21
Joined: 2003/11/12
India
2004/04/05, 03:17 AM
dear ft moderators i would like to know whether taking weights prevents the increase in height at the age of 17 :dumbbell:
bigandrew
bigandrew
Posts: 5,146
Joined: 2002/10/21
United States
2004/04/05, 11:20 AM
Most the the "hype" or "sayings" I herd, was about kids like 10-13 yrs of age, that if you work out it can cause the stunting of growth. Now i my self have been working out since my freshman year in highschool( since 15) and I grew. However I believe, and from what I herd its ok at any age to increase muscle mass, and cardio health. But at 17 your ok .

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