You have heard it time and time again, physical activity and exercise are good for you. Countless studies have proved that exercise is one of the most important factors to include in your daily routine. Therefore a hobby that involves physical activity can drastically improve a child’s health. Studies have found that children who play outside in the open air have a better immune system and has lower chances of developing allergies. So, if playing outside in the open air could do wonders to kids, imagine what could an actual sport do to a kid’s health.
Human beings evolve constantly and daily activity is becoming more simple year by year because of technology, so to compensate for this leisure lifestyle, we need to have some physical activity in our lives like sports. Kids have lots of energy and all of that energy needs to go somewhere, and sports is a great place to exert all those energies. Kids also get essential vitamins like vitamin D from sunlight, which helps to develop healthy skin and improves mood. Involvement in sports at a young age also helps a kid to have a taller stature after puberty and also reduce his/her risk of developing diseases like diabetes, arthritis, cancer and medical conditions like high blood pressure, headaches etc.
Kids need to exert all the energy they have in their body and sometimes combat sports is the best for them. Combat sports such as Karate, Taekwondo, Judo, Boxing are not only good for health but also prepare them for self-defence. Kids are not always with their parents so sometimes they need to fend for themselves, so in this situation, martial arts is crucial to stand for themselves. Martial arts also affects a kid’s mind in a very positive way. It gave him/her confidence which is important in helping him/her to become a better human being.
Social interaction and teamwork always play a pivotal role in sports. So sports will also help kids to have better teamwork and will help them interact with his/her team and create a bond. Kids need this kind of bond from an early age of life because human beings are social animals and we need to be able to bond and communicate with each other effectively.
Sports also improves the intelligence of children. Physical activity is important in the development of children’s brains. Sports also improves the mood of children and makes them active in school. Restless kids also need sports to make use of their energy, without sports they often tend to exert their energy in a bad way by causing trouble.
If a child is invested in the particular sport he/she is doing, it could be a lifelong hobby or a profession and it could change the life of the kid. Sports and physical activities are generally good and could have many positive impacts on oneβs life. Kids must have any kind of sports that involve physical activity in their life. Sports may sometimes cause an injury to a kid, but the benefits outweigh the risks by a huge margin. Therefore, Children should include sports as a part of their lifestyle and keep on doing sports or physical activity until old age
