Effects of Strength Training on Health of Children and Adolescents

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46642/efd.v28i304.4044

Abstract

The use of strength training as a pedagogical tool for improving health and quality of life is well known. However, its application with children and adolescents is still questionable by the scientific community. Thus, this study aims to analyze the scientific production on the effects of resistance training on the health of children and adolescents. This is an integrative review carried out in the electronic databases PubMED, Scielo, Science Direct and Google Scholar, with original and review studies published between 2013 and 2023. 15 review studies and 10 original articles were selected. The results point to an improvement in physical fitness related to health, control of metabolic disorders and childhood obesity, cardioprotective effect and promotion of mental health and healthy habits. It highlights the meager scientific production with children and children and youth populations with specific needs, highlights the need for qualified professional monitoring and the importance of inserting resistance training in the school environment. It is concluded that resistance training, when supervised by an adequate professional, can promote the improvement of health and quality of life in children and adolescents, influencing physical, metabolic and mental health through the adoption of healthy habits.

Keywords: Child health, Adolescent health, Physical exercice, Health promotion

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Author Biographies

Thiago Medeiros da Costa Daniele,

http://lattes.cnpq.br/7493954006276578

Caio Vieira Nunes,

http://lattes.cnpq.br/9852157412892810

José Anderson Nascimento Saraiva,

http://lattes.cnpq.br/7625859216386802

Larissa Oliveira Nascimento,

http://lattes.cnpq.br/6022451267955666

Ralciney Márcio Carvalho Barbosa,

http://lattes.cnpq.br/9130401880653868

Diane Nocrato Esmeraldo Rebouças,

http://lattes.cnpq.br/9279018333729339

Mônica Helena Neves Pereira Pinheiro,

http://lattes.cnpq.br/4452486853039973

Nilson Vieira Pinto,

http://lattes.cnpq.br/7563886945450680

Published
2023-09-02
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Daniele, T. M. da C., Nunes, C. V., Saraiva, J. A. N., Nascimento, L. O., Barbosa, R. M. C., Rebouças, D. N. E., Pinheiro, M. H. N. P., & Pinto, N. V. (2023). Effects of Strength Training on Health of Children and Adolescents. Lecturas: Educación Física Y Deportes, 28(304), 173-191. https://doi.org/10.46642/efd.v28i304.4044
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Vol. 28 No. 304 (2023)
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