The health and fitness industry is rife with myths, regardless of scientific advice from experts. One question that often comes up in the fitness world is: Does lifting weights make you shorter? If you are a parent of a child under the age of 18, you may be wondering whether the strength training exercises your child is doing at the gym will stunt their growth.

Before starting school, most children develop an understanding of addition and subtraction through interactions in everyday life. This gives them a head start when they begin learning maths at school.