ReviewSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2025
The Era of Resistance Training as a Primary Form of Physical Activity for Physical Fitness and Health in Youth Has Come.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of Resistance Training on Muscle Hypertrophy in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- Handgrip Strength Thresholds to Detect Cardiometabolic Risk in Youth: Cross-Sectional Study and Meta-Analysis.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of Home-Based Exercise Training on Anthropometric Indices and Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Overweight/Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome · 2026Trial
- Breathing technique-dependent acute cardiopulmonary responses during squats in healthy females.Physiological reports · 2026Trial
- Fragmented versus traditional resistance training: a randomized controlled trial on muscular strength, endurance, and enjoyment in recreationally trained young adults.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2026Article
- Sex-specific changes in appetite and energy intake in response to chronic resistance training in rats.Physiological reports · 2026Article
- Evolution of Rate of Force Development (RFD) in the Isometric Deadlift Exercise Among Primary and Secondary Education Students.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Load-velocity profiles in machine-based exercises: comparing trained college students with recreationally active and sedentary middle-aged and older adults.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- The Health and Physical Education Curriculum: Does It Address Muscular Fitness?Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Health-Related Effects of a Short Isometric Exercise Program Integrated into School Physical Education: The Role of Biological Maturation and Baseline Functional Status.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Exercise adherence and subjective well-being: the chain mediating roles of self-efficacy and outcome expectations.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Insulin resistance in obese children and adolescents: from mechanisms to screening and exercise intervention.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- The effects of concurrent training on physical fitness in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Factors associated with muscle strength in 10-16-year-old trained male children and adolescents.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
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Abstract
Resistance training (RT) is widely regarded as the gold standard approach for enhancing muscular fitness (i.e., muscle strength, power, and muscular endurance) in youth while also providing health and physical fitness benefits traditionally associated with aerobic training (e.g., enhanced cardiorespiratory fitness, reduced body fat, improved insulin sensitivity). Additionally, while bone health can be improved following RT (particularly after plyometric jump training), aerobic training may result in a lesser or even neutral impact on bone mineral density enhancement (e.g., swimming). Regarding mental health and cognition, while aerobic training has well-established positive effects, preliminary evidence in obese youth suggests that RT may offer greater benefits in certain aspects compared to aerobic training. Additionally, RT can reduce the risk and incidence of injuries in youth. Overall, we argue in this Current Opinion article that the current consideration of RT as an additional, rather than essential (possibly even the most essential), aspect of physical activity in current national and international guidelines needs to be reconsidered. Overall, there is an urgent need to inform relevant stakeholders that, while aerobic activities remain essential, the next generation of physical activity guidelines should place greater emphasis on the particular importance of RT, providing more comprehensive guidance on its implementation for youth.
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