In conversation with another member here, we noticed how much stringent pushing there is on our pre-teen and teenage girls to be fit and potentially overtrain. Hopefully that member will post about the requirements s/he witnesses.
My daughter, at 12, was expected to run several miles per day, as she had a Phys. Ed. requirement of running the mile in under ten minutes ... so would run at least twice in a class period. At the end of the day, she would be required to run suicides for training and to run the mile again in after-school sports. Then, she would have to come to martial arts class where she is coming up in the higher color ranks and where much is expected of her - especially setting an example.
We've talked on the board before about the dangers of overtraining in adults, but I worry about the future health of these young girls who are training like I never trained as a teen.
Thoughts?
My daughter, at 12, was expected to run several miles per day, as she had a Phys. Ed. requirement of running the mile in under ten minutes ... so would run at least twice in a class period. At the end of the day, she would be required to run suicides for training and to run the mile again in after-school sports. Then, she would have to come to martial arts class where she is coming up in the higher color ranks and where much is expected of her - especially setting an example.
We've talked on the board before about the dangers of overtraining in adults, but I worry about the future health of these young girls who are training like I never trained as a teen.
Thoughts?