In-Your-Face Fitness: Weightlifting for obese kids

Monday, February 14, 2011 - 16:32 in Psychology & Sociology

The idea of using strength training to help overweight youth has been slow to catch on.It goes without saying that children who are obese would benefit from aerobic exercise. However, they're likely to find the idea of going for a jog or spending half an hour on a treadmill about as appealing as watching Congress debate the fine points of tax policy on C-SPAN.

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