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Resistance Training for Adolescents and Preadolescents
Review study shows health benefits from strength training.
By Shirley Archer, JD, MA
Jan 25, 2021
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Resistance training improves BMI among youth and may improve blood pressure, according to a review study by Spanish and American researchers in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2020; 17 [21]). The review included eight studies with a total of 571 participants ages 8–18. Analysis is difficult due to wide variability in study protocols (i.e, intensity, volume, frequency and duration of resistance training), so more research is needed.
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