The best way for kids to lose weight

With the gradual improvement of living standards, many parents feed their children better and more delicate food, which leads to many children getting fatter and fatter. Although children look cute and likable, being too fat may cause some harm to their health. Therefore, it is very important to help fat children lose weight, and losing weight requires long-term persistence.

Method 1

Generally speaking, parents should let their children strictly follow the principle of gradual progress and proceed in stages like food therapy. Do not try to make your child lose several pounds in a few days, nor ask your child to immediately switch from a state of inactivity or little activity to a state of high-intensity physical exertion. This is absolutely prohibited. Because unreasonable exercise intensity is either too light to have no effect, or too high, causing dysfunction of the cardiovascular and autonomic nervous systems, which in turn leads to catastrophic complications. Exercise therapy and diet therapy can work together to produce significant results. It is very difficult to lose weight using exercise therapy alone, especially for children.

Method 2

First of all, parents need to help them establish normal eating and living habits to ensure the nutritional needs of their children's growth and development and to control their body shape. Due to the rapid growth and development of children, their body's demand for energy and various nutrients increases significantly. The staple food should not exceed 2 taels per meal, but the intake of lean meat, fish, soy products, eggs and milk must be guaranteed, because children need to supplement protein to supply energy and ensure the balance of overall metabolic capacity. There is no restriction on vegetables and fruits. Try to eat less high-calorie, high-fat, and high-protein foods, such as fried foods, fast food, sweets, etc.

Method 3

Secondly, it is necessary to ensure that children get enough sleep. Children should take a hot bath after exercise and go to bed before 10 o'clock in the evening. This is beneficial for improving children's growth hormone levels and repairing various organs. Only by adhering to the correct eating habits and exercise habits over a long period of time can children grow taller while gradually losing weight and approaching the standard weight, thus maintaining a normal level of development.

Method 4

Children often have poor perseverance and self-control in losing weight, so parental supervision and participation play a very important role in children's weight loss. The most important thing is to cultivate good exercise habits for children. It is best for parents to supervise their children to do one hour of aerobic exercise every day. Sports can be played between 8pm and 9pm. After the exercise, it’s just right for taking a bath and going to bed, which also ensures the child’s sleep. It should be noted that physical exercise must last for 1 hour. If you cannot persist in running, at least you should do brisk walking.

Method 5

The frequency of exercise is 3 to 5 times a week, and the exercise time is 1 to 2 hours. The exercise period is 3 months as a stage and one year as a cycle. Each training session must begin with warm-up exercises (i.e. warm-up exercises), and there should be a short break between each training activity. Recovery exercises (i.e. cool-down exercises) must be done after exercise.

Method 6

Losing weight is a long process and you can't rush for quick results. The psychological characteristics of children are strong curiosity and poor patience, so the training methods, content and routes should be constantly changed. It is best for parents to participate in activities with their children. Let children take their own course and enjoy themselves, and never use adult standards to demand children.

Method 7

Parents need to be reminded that children’s exercise must be moderate and not excessive, otherwise it will have a counterproductive effect. If a child shows symptoms of loss of appetite, dizziness, headache, and mental fatigue after exercise, it means that the amount of exercise is too much and exceeds the child's body's tolerance limit, which will cause damage to the body due to overwork. So, how do we determine the appropriate amount of exercise? Generally speaking, start with half an hour a day and gradually transition to 1 hour a day. Exercise should be arranged half an hour after meals. It is best to exercise every day, at least 3 times a week. It is more appropriate if the child can sweat slightly after each exercise without having tachy heartbeat or excessive fatigue.

Method 8

Due to physical reasons, obese children are very likely to develop inferiority complex and shyness. When parents encourage their children to exercise, they must first relieve their children's mental concerns. It is recommended to encourage them to do more appropriate physical activities and persevere. When choosing sports for children, it is advisable to choose some sports that do not rely on the feet as support, such as sitting or lying down exercises, swimming, rowing, walking, skipping rope, cycling, etc. Skating or outings are also good activities. Older children can run every day for exercise, and if conditions permit, they can exercise on a walker or activity board indoors.