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Weighted toys may help burn calories


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Rambunctious kids could throw heavy toys at playmates, said Celia Kibler, president of Funfit, a family fitness club in Rockville, Md. Kibler also fears children could hurt themselves if they lift too much weight before their bodies are fully developed.

"I think that can be more dangerous than beneficial," she said. "There's so much activity that a child can do that can keep them in shape without the use of weights. That's what they should be concentrating on."

Utter rubbish. That's exactly the cotton-wool-wrapping attitude that is to blame for the kids being out of shape to start with! Honestly, do these people seriously think generations of kids have never exerted themselves before?!

Good on the researchers, I say.

/end rant

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