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Justin J. Lang

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Postdoctoral fellow, Carleton University

Climbing in the playground is just one of many activities kids can do to improve muscle fitness. Fran Polito/Moment via Getty Images

July 26, 2021

Kids’ grip strength is improving, but other measures of muscle fitness are getting worse

Grant R. Tomkinson, University of North Dakota and Justin J. Lang, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Overall muscle fitness among children and teens hasn’t declined over the past several decades, but by some measures it’s not improving, either.

Kids’ aerobic fitness declined for several decades but shows signs of improving in some countries. stockforce/Shutterstock.com

March 27, 2018

Kids’ fitness is improving, but they still aren’t as fit as their parents were

Grant R. Tomkinson, University of North Dakota and Justin J. Lang, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Kids’ fitness has declined for several decades, but kids in rich countries are showing improvement. What does this suggest for kids in poor countries?

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