Increasing reliance on advanced technology and modern lifestyle has made us inactive and unfit, both as adults and as children. Exercise is very important for adolescents as well because many studies indicate that inactive children are likely to become inactive adults, putting young people at risk of developing life-threatening conditions such as heart disease and cancer. Although many children love to play and be active, yet for those who are lazy, there is no scarcity of activities that they can participate in and enjoy. Make your child interested in some physical activity because there are great chances that this activity becomes their habit that lasts for many decades. The physical activity doesn’t need to be a structured sport, anything that gets them up and moving will do. Unfortunately, many people consider ‘getting’ fit involves rigorous activity. But the reality is that you don’t have to spend hours in a gym to be physically active. This article will annotate on some benefits that physical activity offers your child and some ways to motivate your adolescent for workouts. 

Some illustrious benefits of exercising for children and youth:

Exercise strengthens the heart:

Physical activities when done regularly strengthens your heart muscle. Exercise challenges your heart to enhance your heart’s ability to pump blood to your lungs and throughout your body which in turn improves blood flows to your muscles, and oxygen levels in your blood rise. Your arteries get widens which deliver more oxygen to your body and carry away waste products. Furthermore, strengthening the heart muscle can help ward off heart disease one of the leading causes of death in the world. Also, your lungs and respiratory system become more efficient when you do a good amount of exercise daily.

Controls your weight gain:

A sedentary lifestyle is a leading cause of the hike in obesity rates among children and adults. According to the CDC, obesity prevalence is 13.9% among 2-5 year-olds, 18.4% among 6-11 year-olds, and 20.6% among 12-19 year-olds. To control this epidemic, children must intake enough calories they can burn and do regular physical activity in the form of sports or exercise. A healthy weight can save them from many ailments like heart problems, diabetes, hypertension, and some types of cancers in the latter part of their lives. 

Physical activities strengthen bones:

When you do some workout, you not only make your muscles strong but your bones too. And childhood is an age when your bones start developing, so, physical activity is a must for every child for strong bones. Adults who don’t do exercise start losing bone mass in their 20s, but those who exercise regularly can maintain their bone density even in their old age. This increased density helps prevent osteoporosis, a condition in which bones become weak, porous, and fragile.

Enhances your energy levels:

Exercising is a great way of energizing your children for tasks that need some strength and motivation. They will feel more active and less tired after a workout session. Moreover, their confidence level also gets a boost when they do some workout.  

Boosts your emotional well-being: 

In addition to physical benefits, there are a myriad number of emotional benefits of exercising that your child can enjoy if they follow an active lifestyle. Exercising will make them calm and have a sense of well-being. Exercise releases endorphins, a natural substance in the body that boosts your mood and helps you overcome mental issues like stress, anxiety, depression, and anger.

How can you motivate your child to exercise?

Parental participation:

Children love to imitate their parents and want to copy every behavior of their parents. If you do some physical activity like playing football with your children, they will enjoy the activity and will push themselves to defeat you in that game. Children always want to win over their parents and to bring them to exercise routine, you must engage in physical activity with your kids. 

Find a fun activity:

You must help your child find some sport that he enjoys. Because he will continue this sport for long hours without any advice from you. And if the whole family participates in this game, everyone, in addition to getting fitness, will enjoy quality time with each other. Boring activity, on the other hand, will make your child a couch potato.

Educate them about the importance of exercise:

Guide them about the benefits of exercise because they lack the mental capacity to tie their current actions to future outcomes. When they understand what is the reason they are doing that particular physical activity,  their participation, motivation, and adherence to exercise improves.

If all these benefits are convincing enough for bringing your child to a gym class, get them some comfy workout top and workout bottom for outfitting them according to the rest of the class.