While we want our children to develop, mentally and emotionally, the physical side of it is really important too! We have five simple suggestions in this post for physical activities that children can be engaged in that will help them lead a lifetime of being active. Regular physical exercise is very important not only to prevent serious health problems like obesity and overweight, but to help us stay happy too.
The best 5 activities to keep them active are:
- Swimming for Kids
Swimming enables one to lose weight and be fit hence helping in 
improving kids heart health. Being in water lessens the force of gravity and enables kids to put less pressure on the joints, but still work out the muscles. Swimming can improve health as it raises the rate of heart work leading to good cardiovascular activities, it burns Calories and hence helps in getting rid of excess fats and weight. Swimming will thus help in building and strengthening of core muscles, arms, legs, back and shoulders. Best part about swimming for the kids is that is has a low rate of injury 🙂
- Take Kids Hiking
During hiking, every part of the body moves and that exercises the body, mind and nourishes imaginations while being outdoors. Whether the child walks or stroll hiking has great importance in a child’s body such as:
Better borne health and muscular fitness. Cardio respiratory activities. Reduces stress and weight issues that can effect kids ability to get a good night sleep.
- Get you child Running
Running helps in making the body healthy and active, it is important in a child’s body as it, improves health by getting rid of cholesterol and increases lung function. Prevents disease such as diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure at a early stage. Boosts the child’s confidence through empowerment eliminates depression and stress and makes the child to be active and alert.
- Introduce your child to Dancing
Always encourage your child to dance as this helps in keeping their bodies active and healthy. During dancing, the entire body parts move. This is of great importance to a child as it helps in lowering cholesterol level and blood pressure while maintaining healthy weight and reduces obesity by as it burns calories instead of storing in the body. Plus keeps sugar level in the at normal level. hence reducing diabetes
- Gymnastics for Kids
Children should be involved in lighter gymnastics to keep their body active. It is one way of introducing them to sporting culture. It helps them develop remarkable body strength. Gymnastics enhances cardiovascular fitness which when gained at early stage will aspire long tendency of body keeping fitness. Also encourages self confidence and self positive image in young ones. Develops strength and flexibility which is invaluable to for sport based careers.
These activities are very essential and keep kids to be academically alert and motivated and successful in class. Help kids chose the right activities to keep them focus and alert. Having toys, like a teepee that encourage young kids play outside early on in life will help promote this type of healthy living too.
In summary these physical activities will help by:
- Making bones and muscles strong
- Lowering cholesterol level and blood pressure
- Maintaining healthy weight and reduces obesity by as it burns calories instead f storing in the body
- Keeping sugar level in the at normal level hence reducing diabetes
- Builds strength and help children stay healthy
Always encourage your kids to indulge in different physical exercise activities which are good for their personalities. The activities that your kid requires are categorized in three 3 kinds:
- Borne strengthening activities like skipping and rope jumping
- Muscle strengthening activities like gymnastics and climbing
- Aerobic activities like; running ,skating, dancing, hiking, biking and swimming
