I often get asked when it is appropriate to have kids start “training”.  I always answer “the younger the better”.  Now of course this comes with a little advice:  make sure their “trainer” is properly qualified and that they have your child’s best interests at heart and not their wallet.

NO ONE would disagree that it is fine to have children run, jump, run and throw because they can’t.  It would be ludacris to keep a child from doing that.  Wait a minute…maybe its not.  After all, aren’t the majority of North Americans doing this?  Of course they are and look whats happening - OUR CHILDREN ARE TURNING INTO THE FATTEST, UNATHLETIC, UNMOTIVATED USELESS BLOBS!!!  A bunch of anti-social computer jockeys.

Ok, maybe that was a bit extreme, but so are their waist sizes.

There is nothing wrong with making your kids move, or having them lift things within their capacities.  It just has to be done in the proper environment under the proper supervision.

Like I said, the younger the better.  Why wait, you’re only getting older.  Unless of course you’re coming to SPARK…makes people look and feel younger everyday!  Just ask Lee.  Doing great girl!

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• 500m Row
• 10 Deadlifts  225lbs / 135lbs
• 40 Tire Smashes
• 15 Box Jumps  24″ / 18″

3 Rounds

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