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strength training for children and young people?

strength training for children and young people - a good ten years for many of the almost unthinkable because it allegedly would lead to growth disorders by bone and cartilage damage. For several years, however, there is a certain knowledge about the opposite:

early childhood boys and girls benefit from a regular strength training. A professionally-run children through strength training or damaged bone or cartilage and joints. On the contrary, it leads to additional bone is built up.

Under a strength training for children and young people are both exercises in your own body weight (so-called "body-weight exercises" such as push-ups, pull-ups, etc.) and to understand those with weights. Weights must not only be free weights. Even gymnastics and medicine balls, thera bands and sports equipment are suitable practice tool.

a goal in Taekwondo is to exercise the entire body . Strength exercises, as they are typically carried out in Taekwondo training run, and usually can not lead to an excessive increase in muscle mass, such as for example in bodybuilding is the case. The muscles are more powerful. This is noticeable with regular strength training in stronger foot and striking techniques, and in a stable posture. Furthermore, a trained muscles is injury prevention, as, for example, makes the twisting of the foot injury prevented by lightning-fast stabilization. By stretching prior to, during and after exercise is the same time maintain flexibility.

Sources:

1) " strength training for children as early as possible ", Internet contribution of the University of the Saarland v. 04.29.2009.
2) " Neuromuscular effects of strength training in childhood and adolescence ", in: German Journal of Sports Medicine, No. 02/2009, p. 41-49.
3) " strength training in children " Internet v. T. Kasprak contribution to gumpert.de dr.