Can children grow taller by running?

Every parent hopes that their children can grow up healthily and have a strong body. In fact, children's growth and development have their own rules. Parents intervene too early and let their children engage in certain physical exercises, not knowing that these exercises are not only not conducive to children's physical exercise, but are likely to cause harm. So, can children grow taller by running? What should you pay attention to when running? The editor will introduce it below.

The secret to growing taller

1. Ensure 20-40 minutes of vertical exercise every day.

To grow taller, the first thing is to exercise. Exercise is one of the magic weapons for children to grow taller. Exercise must be started from an early age, starting in infancy, so that children can develop the habit of exercise. At the same time, the type of exercise should be selected. Vertical exercise is very beneficial for children's height growth. For example, high jump, basketball, jumping upwards, etc., limb stretching exercises are also good for children's height growth, such as swimming. Exercises such as weightlifting are not good for children's height growth.

Exercise time must also be controlled and should be moderate. Parents must urge their children to get at least 20 to 40 minutes of effective exercise time every day, until the children sweat, have a fever, and have a rosy complexion.

Exercises that can promote height growth include: pull-ups, basketball, volleyball, jumping, skipping rope, shuttlecock kicking and swimming.

2. It is easier to grow taller in a semi-starved state.

In terms of diet, it is necessary to ensure that children have adequate nutrition. There are two critical periods for children's growth: infancy and adolescence. It is necessary to ensure that children have a balanced nutritional intake every day, especially appropriate supplementation of animal protein, because protein deficiency will directly affect height growth.

Therefore, you should ensure that you drink at least 200 ml of milk, eat 1 egg, and a proper amount of various meats, cereals, fruits and vegetables every day. Eat less snacks as much as possible, and avoid drinks, cream cakes, chocolate, etc. if possible.

3. Turn off the lights and go to bed to get enough sleep.

Ensuring adequate sleep is an important condition for children to grow taller. Children in the developmental period should go to bed early, get up early, and have sufficient sleep of 8-10 hours to keep the growth hormone and other hormones related to growth and development in the body in the best state of secretion and function.

In addition, be sure to turn off the lights when going to bed. Artificial light sources will produce a very subtle light pressure. The long-term existence of this light pressure will make people, especially infants and young children, become restless and upset, making it difficult to fall asleep and having poor sleep quality, which is very detrimental to children's bone growth.

Exercises to grow taller

1. Sports that are beneficial to height growth: volleyball, basketball, football, ballet, aerobics, stretching gymnastics, skipping rope, and jogging.

2. Exercises that are not conducive to height growth: weightlifting, weight-bearing training, excessive exercise, and exercise that consumes too much energy (marathons, etc.).

Gymnastics for growing taller Gymnastics for growing taller

It can be summarized in 12 words: warm-up, walking, running, stretching, hanging, and jumping.

(1) Warm-up: Keep your body upright, then lean forward, stretch your arms and swing them upward and backward with force.

(2) Walking: Swing your arms with great force and move forward vigorously.

(3) Running: Start by running in small steps while placing your hands on your shoulders and bending your elbows with your arms turning forward; then run and jump quickly for 25-50 meters. Repeat 4-6 times, taking a short break between each time.

(4) Stretching: Stand on your tiptoes and stretch your arms upwards, then in all directions. Repeat 6-8 times, taking short breaks in between.

(5) Hanging: Hold the horizontal bar tightly with both hands and let your body hang down in the air. It is best if your toes can lightly touch the ground when hanging down. Then do pull-ups. Boys can do it 10-15 times a day. Girls can do it 2-5 times a day.

(6) Jumping: Jump with both feet and use your hands to touch tree branches, basketball hoops, ceiling, etc. Do 10 times in a set, jumping up for 5-7 seconds each time, with 4-5 minutes interval between each set. Try to keep your body in the maximum possible stretch.

Note: Do warm-up exercises carefully. Proceed step by step. You can choose to practice some of the exercises first, and then do the whole set of exercises after a period of time. From the very beginning, you should pay attention to performing the required number of movements. Don't do whatever you want. After each exercise, you should take a short break to steady your breathing and fully relax your limbs. After completing the entire set of exercises, lie flat on the floor, tighten your back and buttocks muscles, and slightly straighten your waist. Do exercises at least 3-4 times a week and persist in it, and you will see good results.

According to the physical development characteristics of children and teenagers, parents can let their children engage in sports such as skipping rope, bouncing, jumping rubber bands, kicking small balls, playing small footballs, playing small basketballs, swimming, etc. These activities can help increase the height of children and teenagers without harming their bodies. In addition, in a semi-starved state, people secrete more growth hormone, which can promote height development. Therefore, parents should not always worry about their children not eating enough, feed them in a cramming manner, or give them snacks all the time. This is actually not conducive to their height growth and physical health.