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Weight training refers to any activity which, involves the use of weights. Weight training is an exercise in which muscles of the body are forced to contract under tension using weights, body weight or other devices in order to stimulate growth, strength power and endurance.
Advantages of Weight Training:
(i) Improved muscle tone and strength: Weight training improves muscle strength and tone to protect; joints from injury. It also helps children to maintain flexibility and balance weight management and increased muscle to fat ratio. As a child gains muscle, the body burns more kilo joules when at rest.
(ii) Greater Stamina: Stamina helps to work longer without tiring. People with good stamina are less likely to suffer muscle injuries, backaches and soreness. Building stamina also improves overall fitness, general health and appearance.
As a child grows stronger, he won?t get tired easily.
(iii) Pain management: It increases strength and flexibility, reduces joint pain, and helps combat fatigue. Exercise is vital for people with arthritis. Even moderate exercise can ease your pain and help you maintain healthy weight.
Disadvantages of Weight Training:
(i) Threat of injury: The risk of getting injured is always high while performing weight training particularly when doing weight training with no companion. When repetitions of exercises are performed, one should not be alone at that critical movement as chance of getting injured is more. Thus, to perform weight training with a companion or a supporter is always advisable or to perform under supervision of an expert to avoid the worst to happen.
(ii) Less flexibility: The level of flexibility gets reduced if proper exercises of flexibility are not done along with weight training. It will be negligible if flexibility exercises are performed persistently.
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