This question comes from Sarita:
I have an 8 year old and a 4 year old. They eat healthy and are very active but I was wondering if they should be working out like I do at a gym. Would it help them?
This question is better asked of a pediatrician. However, I will give you my opinion. You describe your kids as eating healthy and being very active. That should be enough. Kids are kids, they run around, they climb trees, they play games and that’s more than enough physical activity. Regular gym workouts are important only to adults, like me, who spend most of their day sitting in an office. If your kids are already active, then let them enjoy that and don’t drag them into a gym.
By the way, that applies to adults too. If you lead an active lifestyle where you’re running, climbing, biking, lifting and doing other physical things all the time, you probably don’t need a regular gym workout as much as I do. Might it help to have a more structured exercise routine? Possibly, but the benefit you get is probably small for the time you need to invest.
http://www.nifplay.org/index.html Dr. Stuart Brown is a leader in the research of play — for children and adults. There is a lot of good information available by way of this website. One of the few medical scientists I trust.
There is also a Podcast of an interview with him available on http://www.speakingoffaith.org Highly recommend it.
To be concerned about the body and soul will provide the eternity peace to you consciences and simultaneously to your visionary thought process,, that why it is said feel good if you exercise regularly.
I agree–if they are active then they are fine. Pushing exercise on kids as a chore is a good way to make them hate exercise as adults. Plus, if they lift weights too early or stress their bones too early with contact sports, they can have lifelong physical problems.
jen
http://www.bodaweightloss.com/blog
Its a great way to express inner relaxation by encouraging them at a very early age.
Should Kids workout? Yes I think they should, it does improve their brain and health being. Like current said , we should all encourage our kids to do some sort of exercise.
Kids are important part of my life. Great article.