Women's Health Magazine reports that more kids are getting into exercise from a young age, which can give them a serious edge when it comes to their overall well-being.

Tiana S. Woolridge, MD, MPH primary sports medicine physician at HSS, agrees that more kids – both young athletes and those who are not involved in organised sports – are training more than ever before. 

Dr. Woolridge cites fitness influencers and social media as partially responsible. “There have been some interesting trends that have happened in the fitness and wellness world that have trickled down to kids,” she says, including trends like the emphasis on building muscle or eating a protein-forward diet. “Part of the benefit of that is it does push people, even if they're not athletes, to want to work out, which has obvious physical health benefits,” she says, although of course this can have the opposite effect when taken to the extreme.

Read the full article at womenshealthmag.com.