Why Strength Training is Important for Teens

There are many debates to whether strength training is beneficial among children and adolescents.

One of the main factors to all the research, is all strength and resistance style of exercise is all completed by a qualified professional.

When completed correctly the benefits greatly outweigh the concerns!

General Health and Well-being

Participating in strength training twice a week can have a positive impact on not only teenagers self-esteem but also increase their bone mineral density, basic motor skills, strength, coordination, flexibility, balance, metabolic profile, fat-free mass and aid in reducing injury risk.

It also plays an important role in promoting physical activity throughout their life span, which can have a positive impact on disease prevention.

Preventing injuries

Participating in regular strength training can be a protective factor against common injuries within sporting and non-sporting activities. It has been shown that participating in strength and plyometric exercises can reduce the occurrence of ACL injuries (common among young sports people).

Upper limb strengthening exercises can assist in reducing overuse exercises, whilst lower limb exercises can reduce common injuries experienced amongst adolescent footballers (hamstring and quad tears).

Bone growth and development

Taking part in regular strength exercise has been shown to increase bone mineral density and decrease the risk of Osteoporosis. It has shown that if strength training is incorporated earlier on bone density gains will last longer in life!

Did you know - the combination of strength and impact training can have lasting effects up to 8 years!

Whereas when we age this significantly decrease and benefits last for 6 months.

We love working with athletes of ALL ages - so get in touch with us today to see how we can support your family!