It’s important for parents to allow their children to explore new physical challenges as this strengthens bones and muscles and aids their emotional learning.
Obesity is rising in children, due to the lack of exercise along with poor diet. Obesity will increase dramatically if children don’t engage in at least the moderate recommended exercise rate of 60 minutes per day. This can only be achieved if parents and teachers have organized fun exercise activities for children to get involved in during school hours and after school and on weekends. You live in an age where it is so much easier to sit on the couch, watch tv, look at your iPads while eating highly processed food, all washed down with the many fad sugary drinks that are so easily available.
Physical education programs run by educational fitness trainers, along with parents and teachers need to educate and show direction, encouraging more children to get involved with low to medium activities. Sporting programs need to be part of the school curriculum from an early age, as this gets children more active.
Weekend sporting activities are another way to get children out and about, exercising on a more regular basis. Sporting activities help children learn to participate fairly with others, using teamwork skills, supporting each other and enjoying playing, winning or losing but ultimately exercising and being active. Playing sport with others of their own age is good for developing new friendships and being more socially engaged. Playing against other sporting groups helps children to develop new skills, new techniques, tactics and strategies when participating against other sporting groups.