How much exercise do kids need? At what age can they lift weights?
Let’s start with the most frequently asked, and most counter-intuitive, statement: As long as someone teaches the movements and an adult is supervising, elementary schoolers can do weight training, and it won’t stunt their growth. What really gets kids hurt isn’t lifting heavy things, but having no instruction, no supervision, starting too heavy, and progressing too fast. If even one of these four things slips, injuries happen; if you do all four, the injury rate is lower than many ball sports. ...