Effects of overtraining in children
Body worship is something that is on the agenda and more and more people succumb to its charms. The plot thickens and becomes alarming when it is children who come into this game and it is they who are put to work to achieve a perfect body without being fully developed. It is therefore important to know the effects that excessive training can have on children.
First of all we should be clear that human development has its stages, and that adolescence and childhood are periods of development in which the child grows and defines what will be its posterior aspect. For this reason we must take special care to that development is carried out in the right way. Too much exercise can be a drawback to this process.
It really has been recommended exercise training in children who are in the process of growth, as is one of the best ways of releasing hormones and achieve a smooth body, in addition to the range of benefits that this exercise we provides a general level, it is the best way to build good health since childhood. But we must not overlook the fact that the exercise should always be measured in these times.
We must not forget that the human body is not developed until the past twenty years. Meanwhile we are in a process of steady growth. This we can not ignore when it comes to physical exercise, they simply must do so in an entertaining way which does not attempt to reach a mark or to a situation of unnecessary effort, ie, a child playing sports when tired must stop and get to where I can to get so exercise is fully productive and does not affect the organism’s development.
Strength training is not recommended for times of growth, as not being fully developed can be a problem for the muscles. In these times when the body is in constant expansion, the muscle fibers need some flexibility with strength training by lifting weights are not going to get, since the muscles are overloaded and eventually become rigid.
One aspect that we should not overlook is that in early childhood and adolescence of our body does not secrete high amounts of lactate, or testosterone, necessary for proper training for strength. This does not make it one of the most desirable to make sport. In addition, strength training at a very early age often force us to adopt awkward postures that will determine the shape of our body and development.
For these reasons it is important that we make sport from earliest childhood, but in moderation, and always as a game without overtraining either side of the body, and that the negative effects may outweigh the benefits we provide in the future that training.