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Good Age for Children to Start Working OutCategory: Tom's Training Tips | Permalink Published: Thursday, April 08, 2010 Frequently asked question: What is a good age for children to start working out? Lets start with the youngsters. Children in K-5th grade should be getting a minimum of 30 to 45 minutes of daily exercise. Playground, fun exercises, dodgeball, basketball, baseball, football, etc. If this is made fun and not overly competitive, our children will do more of it and enjoy it. Most schools in Temecula and Murrieta have lost there P.E. programs at the Elementary Schools. Look into after school programs or your local park for fun exercise for children 5 to 11 years. If your children are over the age of 12, they are old enough to begin light resistance and workout in a gym with supervision and proper training. Children over the age 12 should not lift heavy weights and should learn to implement proper form. "Functional training" is a great way to start your children on an athletic/resistance program. Please visit our website to see the video: Functional Fitness VideoOther Recent ArticlesThis is perhaps the most common fad diet myth. This misconception has been promoted by all the high-protein fad diets on the market (Atkins, etc). Carbohydrates are your body's main source of fuel. Cutting carbohydrates from your diet will, without a doubt, increase your weight loss ten-fold, HOWEVER, the second you decide to re-introduce carbs into... Sweeteners In Processed Foods Account For Nearly 16% Of Daily Intake, Study FindsCategory: Pam's Pearls of Wisdom Published: Thursday, May 27, 2010 The added sugars in prepared and processed foods are threatening Americans' cardiovascular health, lowering levels of protective HDL cholesterol, raising levels of potentially dangerous triglycerides and possibly making people fatter, studies show. Your metabolism doesn't slow down at night. This myth comes from the fact that most people eat a larger proportion of calories in the evening. Your metabolism doesn't slow down at night. This myth comes from the fact that most people eat a larger proportion of calories in the evening. Myth #1: Skipping meals helps you lose weight. No it does not! On the contrary, skipping meals makes you hungrier as it creates hunger cravings and actually causes you to over eat and/or store more fat (your body goes into starvation mode). |
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