Will my child be lifting weights?

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Yes, though this will vary in nature depending on the session and the capabilities of the individual.  It may vary from light weight sandbells, or powerbags, to kettlebells and bar bells. Focus is always on teaching and maintaining good form, and participants will never be pushed beyond their own capabilities.

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Isn't that bad for children when they are young?

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Despite many peoples thoughts that resistance training is unsafe or inappropriate for youth, there is now a compelling body of scientific evidence that supports its use by children and adolescents for a wide range of performance, health, and injury reducing benefits. Research has indicated that various forms of resistance training can elicit significant performance improvements in muscular strength, power production,running velocity, change of direction speed, and general motor performance, in youth. From a health perspective, evidence suggests that resistance training can make positive alterations in overall body composition, reduce abdominal and trunk fat, improve insulin-sensitivity in overweight adolescents, and enhance cardiac function in obese children. Importantly, it has also been suggested that regular participation in an appropriately designed exercise programme, which includes resistance training, can enhance bone mineral density and reduce sports-related injury risk in young athletes.

 

How big are the small group strength and conditioning sessions?

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The coach to participant ratio will never be more than 1:5 in a strength and conditioning session.

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Do you track height and weight of participants?

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Yes we do offer Body Metric Assessments to participants. 

To find out more about the Body Metric Assessments we offer and why we offer them here.

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Will sessions continue through the school holidays?

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Sessions are booked per term however individual Pop Up classes will be available to book during holidays will run for 48 weeks of the year so for the majority of the school holidays sessions sessions will continue to run though there may be alternations to the timetable during school holidays

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What if I can't make my session?

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 If there are spaces in alternative classes during the week we will endeavour to fit individuals into them, though this is not guaranteed.  Please email us to arrange this.​​​​

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