When most adults think about exercise, they imagine working out in the gym, running on a treadmill, or lifting weights. But for kids, exercise means playing and being physically active.
When child doing exercise, it help to increase strength of the legs, the holding power of the hand, and the most important sense of balance.
Boys or girls, all baby is like a fast-charged battery, as long as your kid sleep for half an hour, he/she can restore full power.
The Three Elements of Fitness
If you've ever watched kids on a playground, you've seen the three elements of fitness in action when they:
run away from the kid who's "it" (endurance)
cross the monkey bars (strength)
bend down to tie their shoes (flexibility)
Parents should encourage their kids to do a variety of activities so that they can work on all three elements.
Benefits of Exercise
Everyone can benefit from regular exercise. Kids who are active will:
have stronger muscles, bones and joints
have a leaner body
be less likely to become overweight
decrease the risk of developing type 2 diabetes
lower blood pressure and blood cholesterol levels
have a better outlook on life
less stress
self-confident
Feel more ready to learn in school
Sleep better at night
Childcare experts have suggested parents' accompany has great good effect to children. How can we encourage our kids drop the TV game or cellphone, and have passion of exercise?
Through play, they can increase the baby's mobility and response. Exercise has a very important and deep advantage for the growth of children from the body to the mind.
Besides enjoying the health benefits of regular exercise, kids who are physically fit sleep better. It also help kids to handle physical and emotional challenges.
In addition to the explicit indicators of muscles and joints, endurance and motility, the more important indicators are the invisible balance, intelligence, and reaction power in the deep brain.
Let's cheers our baby start work out!