Medusa

How To Get Kids Off The Couch

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">If you&&num;8217&semi;re concerned about a lack of physical activity in your kids&&num;8217&semi; lives&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s never too late to try and introduce good habits&period; Childhood obesity is at an all-time high&comma; and millions of children are overweight by the time they start secondary school&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Physical activity is vital at any age for mental and physical wellbeing&comma; so it&&num;8217&semi;s important you encourage children to incorporate some sports or exercise into their daily routine&period; As Kids Health says&comma; http&colon;&sol;&sol;kidshealth&period;org&sol;en&sol;parents&sol;exercise&period;html&comma; exercise equals stronger muscles and bones&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-15219 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;medusamagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;07&sol;Picture2&period;png" alt&equals;"How To Get Kids Off The Couch" width&equals;"593" height&equals;"394" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">If you&&num;8217&semi;re struggling to motivate them to get off the couch&comma; here are some ideas&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><em><strong><b>Make fitness a game<&sol;b><&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">You don&&num;8217&semi;t need a lot of expensive equipment to set up a game of frisbee or piggy-in-the-middle&comma; and such games are a fantastic way for families to get a bit of exercise together while having fun outdoors&period; If you can round together a few friends or extended family members&comma; set up a game of rounders or cricket in a local park or on the beach&period; Kids are more likely to be enthusiastic about exercise if it&&num;8217&semi;s fun&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><em><strong><b>Find what sport they love and nurture their interest<&sol;b><&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Not everyone is good at &&num;8211&semi; or enjoys &&num;8211&semi; the same activities&comma; and being forced to play a sport they are bad at and strongly dislike is never going to encourage them to exercise&period; Most children will excel in at least a couple of sports if given the chance&comma; or at least they&&num;8217&semi;ll find something they enjoy&period; This could be football&comma; tennis&comma; sailing&comma; cross-country&comma; swimming or straightforward aerobics&period; Encourage kids to try out different after-school activities or sign them up for taster sessions with local clubs and sports associations if they have expressed an interest in a particular activity&period; If there&&num;8217&semi;s nothing suitable locally&comma; set up your own casual group with neighbours or friends&period; You can easily buy football team kits &&num;8211&semi; or equipment for any other sport &&num;8211&semi; from websites such as https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;kitking&period;co&period;uk&sol;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><em><strong><b>Limit TV time<&sol;b><&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Or smartphone&comma; tablet or laptop time&period; Being sedentary is one of the worst things we can do for our health&comma; and it&&num;8217&semi;s particularly bad for children who will develop bad habits and find it harder to get fit in later life&period; Don&&num;8217&semi;t leave children watching TV or playing console games for hours whenever they like&period; Set a limit for screen time and ensure you enforce it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

Exit mobile version