Live Science – Cari Nierenberg
“CrossFit is the high-intensity training method that often pushes adult bodies and minds to their limits. But is a kid-friendly version of this challenging strength and conditioning program a good idea?…The benefits for children and teens of doing CrossFit is that it “gets their butts off the couch,” said Greg Myer, director of research and director of the human performance lab at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. “Childhood is an ideal window of opportunity to influence proper motor and movement skills,” said Myer, who is not affiliated with CrossFit…Encouraging children to become involved in an exercise program, whether it’s called CrossFit or something else, can be a way of getting kids active and encouraging them to master movement skills during their growing years, he said. But if children don’t receive good instructions, especially when it comes to strength or resistance training, they may develop muscle soreness or get hurt…”(more)