Can a boy still grow taller at 17?

The last period for children to grow taller is puberty, which is between 13 and 16 years old. Boys generally develop later than girls, of course there are many exceptions. Some are genetic and grow to 1.78 meters in their teens. So parents don’t need to worry about when their children will grow taller. Most parents are more concerned about their children’s height. Let’s first see if boys can still grow taller at the age of 17?

You can also grow taller by doing regular physical exercise, which improves the body's blood circulation, enhances the body's absorption of nutrients, and improves the growth ability of bone cells, thereby making bones grow more vigorously and become thicker and stronger. In this way, the child will naturally grow taller.

According to research conducted by medical experts, the average height difference between children of the same age and gender who regularly participate in physical exercise and those who do not like sports is 4-8 cm, and sometimes even more. Participating in sports can help children's bones grow faster. Because jumping can stretch muscles and ligaments and stimulate cartilage growth; swimming can fully stretch and exercise all parts of the body; pull-ups can stretch the spine and promote the growth of the spine, thereby promoting the continuous growth of children and adolescents.

Exercise to grow taller

1. For hanging swing, use a horizontal bar or door frame, and increase the height so that your body hangs on the bar and your toes just leave the ground. Hold the bar with both hands, with the distance between them slightly wider than shoulder width, put your feet together, and then swing your body back and forth. Don't swing too much and don't keep doing it for too long. It is best to arrange the exercise every morning. Relax the body as much as possible and hold it for 20 seconds. Young men should do it 10-15 times.

2. Jump to increase height. When jumping, use both hands to touch pre-set objects, which can be roadside branches, basketball hoops or ceilings. Jump with both feet, do 30 times. Rest for a while, then jump on one foot with each foot, using the same method as above.

3. When playing ball games, actively fight for rebounds and jump to steal the ball when playing basketball. When playing volleyball, try to jump up and do more spikes and blocks. When playing football, practice jumping up and hitting the ball with the forehead.

After reading the above content, we will know whether the child will continue to grow after the age of 17, because there are not many short people nowadays, so parents can rest assured. Generally speaking, the height of the child is not a problem. As long as the people in the family are tall enough, the child will not be short. Children at the age of 17 are the most tired at school, and children should be free of pressure.

4. To increase your height, you can do jumping exercises such as single-leg hopping, frog jumps, triple jumps, multi-level jumps and vertical jumps in place while moving.