Children will be proving their strength and stamina at the first Crossfit competition run for kids in Tauranga, Papamoa and the Mount area this weekend.

'During the last few years the kids side of Crossfit has been growing quite a bit. So the whole idea of this competition is to show the kids another side of Crossfit, but to make it as fun and enjoyable as possible,” says Luke McGruer from Mount Crossfit.

These heavy lifters still need Dad's assistance to lift some of the bigger weights. Photo: Chris Callinan.

The children will take part in a number of different activities, inducing some from their regular weekly workouts.

From 8am-1pm today, at Mount Crossfit on Newton St, children aged four to 10 will be competing in the semi-competitive event.

The event is mostly for fun, but Luke says there will be some kids taking the competition seriously.

Some workouts are judged on time, others weight, and competitors are scored on each workout to get a total.

'The big thing we're trying to get across is the myth that children lifting heavy ruins their bodies. 'We're slowly educating parents that kids can lift heavy and exercise and run around and stuff and it's actually good for them. That's what this competition is about,” says Luke.

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