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adolesCenCe

Is your teen

OVER-ExERCISING?

With intense peer and social media pressure to improve their physiques, teens
tend to blindly follow compulsive exercise regimens and crash diets resulting in
over-exercise and anorexia/bulimia which cause more harm than good

Sneha arora

A compulsive exercise regimens and crash diets resulting in
dolescence is a period of intense physical, psy-
over exercising and anorexia/bulimia which cause more
chological and emotional changes for teens who
experience deep emotional turmoil, highs and
lows. A good antidote is physical exercise. it not only harm than good. therefore it’s important that parents
monitor their adolescents’ exercise schedule and diet
prevents lifestyle disorders in adulthood but also contrib- closely.
utes to overall mental and physical well-being of teenage
children. recoMMended eXerciSeS
however with intense peer and social media pressure the best workouts are aerobics, strength training and
to improve their physiques, teens tend to blindly follow flexibility and stretching exercises.

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