How can children improve their physical fitness?

Today, children's health is a matter of great concern. Children's physical constitution is gradually weakening and they are more prone to illness. Parents are also very worried. This has a lot to do with today's living habits. Therefore, for the health of children, we must strengthen their physical fitness. But how can children strengthen their physical fitness? What method is better for children to enhance their physical fitness?

(1) Drink plenty of water

Drinking plenty of water can keep the mucous membrane moist, which becomes an important line of defense against bacteria. Children under 80 pounds (about 36 kilograms) should drink 250cc of water for every 10 pounds of body weight per day (that is, a child weighing 18 kilograms should drink 1000cc of water per day).

To ensure health, children should be made to understand the importance of drinking water as much as possible. Let your children carry a water bottle when they go to school or go out, keep a bottle of water in the car at all times, and require everyone to drink water at dinner. Make drinking water a good habit, and you will also find another benefit of water: even if it is accidentally spilled, it will not stain clothes.

(2) Don’t be too clean

The immune system can form immune memory against infectious agents, so if it encounters them again, it can quickly eliminate them. If your home is too clean, your child will not have the opportunity to produce antibodies through infection, and their resistance will be weakened, which may lead to allergies and autoimmune disorders.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that antibacterial cleaning products can make the problem of microbial resistance worse; and the American Medical Association has also called on the public to avoid using cleaning products containing antibacterial ingredients because these products may be the source of drug-resistant microorganisms. The cleaning effect can be achieved by using ordinary soap and water.

Teach your children to wash their hands

Although being too antibacterial and clean is not good for health, it is still necessary to cultivate basic hygiene habits in children, especially washing hands after going to the toilet, which can prevent diseases such as diarrhea or urinary tract infections.

(3) Get enough sleep

Poor sleep can reduce the number of T cells in the body that are responsible for fighting viruses and tumors, thereby increasing the chance of getting sick. Experts recommend that growing children need 8 to 10 hours of sleep a day. If your child doesn't get enough sleep at night, let him take a nap during the day.

Parents can feel at ease only when their children are healthy. But how can children improve their physical fitness? The methods have been introduced above. The methods to enhance physical fitness are relatively simple. In addition to paying attention to diet and regular work and rest, you should also do more activities. This will be of great help to children in enhancing their physical fitness. I hope parents can pay attention to this.