Teen Girls' Fitness & Bodybuilding

Fitness is an important habit for teenage girls to develop. Physical activity, such as bodybuilding, will result in almost immediate health benefits such as increased strength, weight loss and improved blood pressure. It also has a high likelihood of ensuring a girl will continue her fitness efforts well into adulthood and can even help prevent eating disorders. Teenage girls that want to begin weight training should get clearance from their pediatrician prior to beginning.

Get Started

When beginning a weight training program, a teenage girl should proceed slowly. Start with light weights. Concentrate on learning the exercises and exhibiting proper form, prior to increasing weight. Try to schedule two to three weight training sessions per week, remembering to allow a day off in between each strength training workout. Finding a personal trainer or scheduling one-on-one sessions with your athletic coach will ensure that you get off to a good start.

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Upper Body

Weight training for the upper body can be tailored to your specific sport's requirements. For a general program, make sure to include arms, chest and upper back in your workout. It is important that you equally train opposing muscle groups. For example if you do bicep curls, make sure to include some triceps presses as well. Protect your spine by keeping good alignment throughout and isolating the muscle group you are working. For example, if you have to lean with your upper body to do your.

Core

No matter what your age, a strong core is important; however, teenage girls likely have aesthetic reasons for training the core muscles as well. A great way to train the core muscles is with a resistance ball. Performing crunches on a resistance ball is especially taxing as it requires your body to balance on the ball while performing a crunch. Including side crunches and reverse crunches will make sure that all of the muscles of the core are getting a workout. Make sure to get proper training on use of a resistance ball prior to incorporating into your weight training.
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