Parenting Tips and Guide Info

Physical activity (exercise) that children do is good to make them stay healthy. Conversely, children who stay at home too long sitting in front of the screen, either watching television or playing computer games, are more likely to suffer from overweight or obesity. Based on the research, the experts recommend that parents not let their children spend too much time sitting while watching TV and stimulate children to be more active so that the risk of obesity was away. The more active the better, but do not forget the rest as needed to sleep for the growth of children.

Previously, studies conducted Dr. Michael Sjostrom and colleagues from the Karolinska Institute in Huddinge, Sweden, reported that regular exercise and constantly more effective than exercise with low intensity. It is also very good because it can make a child stay healthy and avoid obesity.

Increasing physical activity of children, it can prevent the increase in weight. Study involving 780 children aged 9-10 years was conducted by measuring the activity level of these children for more than 4 days using a device called an accelerometer.

Researchers found that children who perform physical activity for more than 40 minutes each day has a weight smaller than those who only do physical activity for 10-18 minutes per day.

“We suggest that regular exercise activities and consistently gave a greater effect in preventing child obesity than those who are less active. In addition, physical activity can improve older child cardiovascular conditions,” he said in a study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Physical activity will be more severe for children with adolescents overweight and obesity. Therefore, the doctors advised them to do physical exercise gradually. Choose the type of exercise for children who are introducing new and exciting game and attract their hearts.

In addition, variations in practice should be given so that the children would not be boring. For example, in choosing the balls choose colored with different sizes! It would be better if the child is given an early exercise program tailored to their physical development. Do let the children too long sitting watching TV since it is likely to suffer from obesity.