The pros and cons of running for children

Many people like running very much because it has many benefits to the human body. Many people will take their children with them when running. Running has both advantages and disadvantages for children. For example, running can improve children's physical fitness, help children's physical development, etc.; the disadvantage is that it may harm children's joints, etc. The following is a detailed introduction to the advantages and disadvantages of children's running.

What are the benefits of running for children?

Refers to general running, jogging, and sprinting.

1. It can improve the baby's movement speed and enable him to further participate in the play of older babies.

2. It helps babies strengthen their limb muscles and waist and abdominal muscles, and further enhances their body's explosive power.

3. It can promote the further development of baby's spatial intelligence.

4. Stimulate the baby's vestibular balance, promote the development of comprehensive sensory function and improve balance ability.

5. It is one of the signs of baby's intelligence development.

What are the disadvantages of children running?

Refers to long-distance running or weight-bearing running, etc.

Long-distance running is an endurance training. It is a challenge to exercise all organs of the body. The bones are affected first, followed by the heart and lungs. The impact on the joints is also very strong. If weighted running is not properly guided, sports injuries are most likely to occur.

1. It affects children's bone development, including causing damage to bones and joints;

2. Impact on the heart: Long-distance running itself is a cardio-intensive exercise. Children's cardiopulmonary function is still under development, and long-distance running will increase the thickness of the myocardial wall, limit the expansion of the heart cavity, and affect the development of cardiopulmonary function;

3. During childhood, the body contains less protein and inorganic substances, and the muscles are weak. If you run long distances, you will not get enough nutrition, which will hinder normal growth and development.

Suitable age: 10 years old and above.

What age is suitable for children to run?

Children are not yet physically mature before the age of 6. The characteristics of bone and muscle development in children aged 3 to 6 are that the bones are highly elastic, low in hardness, and easily deformed, and the muscle fibers are thinner and easily fatigued and injured. It is only after the age of 6 that a child's body gradually matures and is able to learn increasingly difficult skills and participate in intense sports activities. Parents should note that if their children are young and weak, they should not rush to train them and should not choose long-distance running.

If your child does not want to be an athlete in the future, it is best not to do too much physical training before the age of 10, because the periosteum that lubricates the joints will not grow until after the age of 10. If you let your child do high-intensity exercise frequently before it grows well, it will cause bone damage, which will have an adverse effect on his or her life.

In addition, children's respiratory organs are delicate and their respiratory mucosa is easily damaged. During physical activities, they mainly rely on accelerating the breathing rate to increase lung ventilation. Therefore, the duration of each exercise should not be too long, and the intensity should not be too high. Exercise for children under 6 years old should follow the principle of small amounts and frequent times.