Jump Start Your children fight against sedentary lifestyles of young people

Jump Start Your children fight against sedentary lifestyles of young people IntroductionYoung people today have more leisure time than ever. In previous generations, many children have limited access, both financial and physical recreation, including a greater number of responsibilities around the house. Free time to consists of a large ad hoc (improvised) recreation where children are not only participants but also producers, the exercise of his own body and mind in the process. In our mode era of high technology, marketing and mass production, these structures have undergone a radical change for the fun that is largely passive mode and sedentary, trade and consumption by young people who have access to much more free time and money compared to their ancestors. None of this is new, of course. In fact, you? 've probably all heard before.By hours, parents should be aware of the alarming mode sedentary living. The long-term health effects of these modes is also widely recognized by parents, in particular the links with childhood obesity, cardiovascular disease and a host of other preventable diseases. E 'also known that regular physical activity is essential for bone health, cardiovascular endurance, weight control, mental health and reducing risk factors across the board. Thus, while children are more sedentary than at any time in our history, even their parents are more informed and educated on the subject more than ever. The question must be asked: why so many parents who struggle to get their children the sofa? For many, the answer is simple: they know what to do, but few clues about how you should do. In the torrent of interesting medical and social statistics, practical considerations to combat inactivity among young people often retu. The good news is, keeping your children to become a statistic is not as difficult as you might think.Know your EnemyAs in time of war, know your enemy is essential for the formulation of effective strategies to combat it. In this case, the inactivity is your enemy, to go ahead and devour as much as possible the material on this topic. The inactivity of young people is currently one of the most studied and widely distributed areas of study. The popular press, the Inteet and your local library is crammed full of all the materials related to the lack of physical activity, obesity among children and more. When you understand the problem, you'll have a better chance to do something about it.Get your parents ChildMost like to think they know their children, but not really? What inspires your child? What they like sports? What are the games they play with their friends? Who are their role models in the media? Not that prefer the beach, the mountains or the forest? They are like a bicycle or horse is more interesting? I swim or go to a race? Often, for a young person communicating the streets can be explored. For example, if your child loves basketball, rather than leave them sitting in front of the TV watching the game, why not ask them if they want to create a circle, and join a group? Even if you do not take these offers, you show an interest in their lives, leaving the door open for further efforts to make their place and active.Do TogetherOne best ways for children involved in physical activity has to do with them. Don t sit there and monitor your children, or to give free course, go out and play with them. Involvement of parents is to support and comfort, particularly effective in helping children to overcome the potential obstacles to their activities, such as shyness and anxiety. Don t forget that families such as picnics, camping and many stores offer a greater chance of being physically active.Give children a sense of belonging does not encourage children to be active or provide opportunities for physical activity. To be effective, your approach should ensure that the child is not only a participant, but in reality, a form of participation in the construction of experience. When a child is a sense of belonging and membership, are much more inclined to stay with her, and often derive more pleasure and satisfaction.   Suddenly, it is not only a participant but also a retu to basketball contributor.To for example, do not just put a basketball ring and let go of the children. A better approach would be to involve them in the process leaving choose the style of the group, always painting with the colors they like, allowing them to have a say in where it says, to ensure that help to collect, allowing them to mark the entrance to the plaster, which looks like a judge - the ideas are endless. All these things, even if relatively minor, can actually raise children? Mostly the motivation and their interest in the activity for longer periods time.Set a ExampleParents are often reminded that should set an example for their children. Certainly, as parents, you are the most influential role model for your children, knowingly or not, the behavior and attitudes have an effect on them. This is also true with regard to physical activity, all, as evidenced by the fact that many parents eventually grow obese children obese. The consequence is, if you are really determined to keep your children, we must also make a commitment to the task. If you can at practice what you preach children will be presented with a contradictory message that confused them.Try May, Try and try againDon t give up just because the first attempt to make children active. This does not mean that the child can not become more active, but you need a different approach groped. However, the persistence doesn? T means that you should be harassment of children until they comply. These practices are likely to encourage resistance and invite others failure.Often, finding the right mix of activities for your child active enough, and keep them in this way, is essentially a matter of evidence and mistakes. Enable them to enjoy a variety of different experiences, and expect a certain degree of opposition and disappointment on the road. Always encouraging, not push.Sport is not necessarily the AnswerWhen trying to get their children to be more active, which means many parents opt for the sport outside the door. Often, they aim to get their children involved in the same sport that are involved or have been involved in during their youth. This point to remember that children are not extensions of their parents, but unique individuals, each with a mix of different interests, opinions and motivations. However, many children enjoy their parents, after the sporting press, which usually is the result of the process of socialization, rather than their mother will.A must never fall into the trap of thinking that children in organized sport is the best way to get results. If a child is not interested in sports, or a particular sport, and is not engaged in a progressive and positive results are likely to be negative and could create or strengthen a predisposition towards physical activity. Sport can certainly be an excellent choice for children more active, but are not everyone.ConclusionSedentary lifestyles not only endanger the health, but the very lives of our children.   As a parent, you should take some responsibility for your children? S lifestyle. Fortunately, there is a great source of information out there for adults, but does not mean anything unless you take the time and effort to be proactive in promoting and facilitating physical activity. Remember, you can not talk to talk but also walk the walk. You are the best opportunities that children have to develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle.Arron Stewart has 26 years, lives in Hamilton, New Zealand, and the University of Waikato as a graduate student in sport and recreation with an additional a focus on sociology and human resource management. A website was created more with a selection of articles and his work: