Sports over-demand is not advisable for children, however when sport is healthy, they practice it with pleasure and enjoy it, it is an essential activity for the physical and emotional health of children, promoting healthy children.
Playing sports during childhood reduces the risk of childhood obesity, of being a sedentary adult, while promoting growth. It improves the development of physiological systems, such as cardiovascular and pulmonary, as well as the strengthening of muscles and bones. In addition to improving memory and concentration.
But it also has advantages from the emotional and social point of view. Practicing a team sport helps improve relationships with others, overcome shyness, feel part of a team, respect the rules and encourage collaboration.
According to research, children who maintain a regular physical activity, have better social integration and less risk of acquiring unhealthy habits, such as alcohol and tobacco consumption.
You always have to be careful not to fall into the excess in the practice of sport. It has to be a sport chosen by children and not by parents, which does not involve stress but enjoyment for the child. Sports practice must be a recreational activity according to the age and physical condition of each child.
Healthy sport, brings great benefits for children. In many sports children start at the age of four, five or six, and with the support and example of parents, it can become a stimulating lifestyle.
