In a game of chess it is crucial that your king is always protected. Life is indeed a game of chess; only the king in this game is the children. Having a child at home; or worse not knowing where they are, is very dangerous because of what becomes of them eventually. Not allowing children to expand their minds and become proactive hurts them in the long run as it Improves you life span and you live healthier.(Harvard School of public health,the benefits of physical activity,www.hsph.harvard.edu) When kids are proactive or involved in something other than the television, it helps them physically, mentally, and even in their social lives.
When kids are not active in an extracurricular activity they often become depressed and socially uncomfortable, in some cases children become overweight and then it is really starts to go downhill. Doing sports encourages healthy strong bodies. Even being active and healthy will boost your confidence(Benefits of Being Active, www.teenweightwise.com). But even being a “couch potato” can be bad even for people who exercise. “Researchers followed more than 50,000 middle-aged women for six years, surveying their diet and activity habits. They found that for every two hours the women spent watching television each day, they had a 23 percent higher risk of becoming obese and 14 percent higher risk of developing diabetes. It didn't matter if the women were frequent exercisers: The more television they watched, the more likely they were to gain weight or develop diabetes, regardless of how much leisure-time activity and walking they did”(Cost of inactivty,harvard school of public health,www.hsph.harvard.edu).
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To sum it all up, Having a child be physically active would defiantly increase their physical, mental and social skills. But the main factor is to just do it. Get your child, even you, to go exercise. When a parent is active with their child’s physical activities, it just encourages them to be more active and have fun with you. I'm glad my parents were able to push me to join a sport when I was young. After that first sport I joined numerous other sports and met a lot of kids who still are my friends till this very day. Even though when I was a child I would shut out everyone in my life, I will always remember my parents also on the sidelines cheering me on and being proud of me after that first game and after that I started opening up to them and enjoying their presence.
to be a waste of time that could be spent on studies. There is no doubt that physical education should remain a key component of a child’s education because it is a foundation for a healthy lifestyle. P.E benefits students in various ways such as reducing obesity, boasting self-confidence, as well as many other ways. Physical education is positively stimulating to a child’s brain. Students that are active are more likely
obesity is still a problem if children are required to take physical education classes. Cleaver explains that “only 4 percent of elementary schools, 7 percent middle schools, and 2 percent of high schools provide daily physical education classes for the entire year” (Cleaver, 2008) . Furthermore, Cleaver brings to our attention that America should take into consideration the small amount of physical education students are receiving, and the amount of time they are being active in the classroom. She
The human body is met not be physically active. Our body is at its peak performance when it is active. The human body can think and react at greater speeds then when it is not active. A child should then be physically active to keep their body healthy. Physically does not mean playing sports all the time. Physically active means a person is using their muscles and making their heart beat rise from its normal rhythm. A child should be active throughout the day at different time. The child can
students to live a physically active life that they choose to be a part of. This is our main goal, and this can 't be done if all we are doing is having our students simply run laps, as well as having a once a year testing that tells kids they are not fit, and test norms for comparisons. When we do this, we are not encouraging students to choose to be physically active, especially the ones that do not play sports. In many cases it is very evident that some students are not physically active, so when we
Introduction “During the past two decades, the prevalence of obesity in children has risen greatly worldwide. Obesity in childhood causes a wide range of serious complications, and increases the risk of premature illness and death later in life, raising public-health concerns.” (Ebbeling, Pawlak & Ludwig, 2002 p.471) Currently in the Australian community and schools there is an obesity epidemic in young people with many children doing less and less physical activity then advised. “In 2007-08 the National
clothing sizes, or less visits to the doctor. Not only is there success physically, but gym classes are beneficial to the mind as well. Children who are physically fit absorb and retain new information more effectively than children who are out of shape. This raises the questions about if cutting physical education programs is a wise decision for schools to make. There is an apparent correlation between letting kids by physically active during school and having higher test scores in schools.
other terms. I had not realized that I performed better in the classroom when I was able to be physically active during the day. Not only did I perform better, but observations have been made suggested that other students experience higher grades as well when having a gym class or participating in other physical activity during the day. Gym classes are beneficial to students and help them not only physically, but academically as well.
An Ecological Approach to Health Promotion and Physical Activity After many years of the dominance of individual oriented models that centered on determinants on the field of health promotion , these models has been challenged for its limited value for the understanding of persons’ health (1-4). The primary drive of these critiques was that the individual based approach focused on the individual behavior changing while neglecting the social, economic, environmental and political context, within
Many children that are actively involved in sports are looking to have fun and ensure a sense of belonging with peers. The youth of a community are able to gain new friendships in an exciting and pleasurable atmosphere, in the mean time improving skills and enjoying an active lifestyle. Children have the need to feel wanted and appreciated by others, whether it being a teammate, a coach, a friend, or family members. A positive atmosphere is needed for a child have a successful experience in a sport
Over the past decades our culture has changes dramatically. To which our nation was once a physically active nation. Yet now it seems that society discourages physical activity. The human race has been dependent on automobiles, discouraging people to walk or bike, increasing the chance of a poor life-style. Yet there are many factors that affect the achievement and maintenance of a healthy life. Young people are growing into a diverse society, which is characterized by rapid change, inactive work
nearly six out of ten children participate in extracurricular activities (Commerce). The census also reported that 57% of children between six and seventeen years old participate in at least one after school extracurricular activity (Commerce). These children that participate in extracurricular are gaining social skills, physical gains, and help with the rest of their lives. This is why I think children should be forced to do extracurriculars by their parents. Even if children don’t see the benefits
When most people think of an early childhood classroom they think of children roaming around and all around them toys, lots and lots of toys. (repetitive, and confusing to read) Many families may ask, “What is my child learning?” or “Don’t you do anything but play?” What these families don’t realize is that playing is a key factor in learning. In order to compromise with families that want more academia in early childhood classrooms, many teachers have begrudgingly introduced toys that include
Being cognizant of physical activity will provide children with a vigorous substructure to commence a salubrious lifestyle. Parents are the first source that is affecting the way children living with this particular lifestyle; Parents are the kids’ educators, role models, and heroes and are responsible for them. Lack of activity and not eating correctly are the reasons why 300,000 Americans, not just children, die; it could’ve been prevented. Children need to know both exercise and eating nutritious
play. Why did they do this? Because it was and is an essential part of our healthy growth. In present day, where technology and fast food are far more prevalent, children are receiving far less encouragement to be healthy. In order to live a healthy lifestyle children and adolescents need to spend, “60 minutes or more being physically active ("Physical Activity Guidelines
Women in active combat are a very controversial topic with valid points at both sides, but fundamentally, there are just some facts that can’t be ignored. Men and women are not created equal. Now that’s not saying their social status isn’t equal; however, men and women are just not built the same physically. Through evolution men have become more physically inclined to hunt, fight and protect all the properties required for active combat; on the other hand women have evolved to mother children and go