Article: The American Council on Exercise (ACE) Recommends Strength Training as a Safe and Effective Way to Help Address Youth Inactivity and Obesity.

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- American children are increasingly overweight and one more way to steer them toward an active lifestyle is through strength training. Unfortunately, many long-standing myths and misconceptions have fostered a belief that strength training may be ineffective and potentially unsafe for youngsters. According to the Youth Strength Training book recently published by the American Council on Exercise (ACE), America's Authority on Fitness, strength training is a safe and effective option for most children age 7 and older.

Research has clearly and consistently shown that supervised strength training is an extremely safe and ...

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