04 Nov Did you know that children 👧🧑aged 5 to 12 years old need to do at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activities🏃♀️🤸♂️ a day to help them strong 💪bones and healthy hearts ❣
Studies show that children 🧑 who participate in regular physical activities:
1. develop healthy bones, muscles and joints;💪
2. develop healthy heart and lungs;❣️
3. develop better coordination and movement control; ⛹️♀️
4. maintain a healthy body weight; 🏋️♀️
5. have improved emotional health;😃
6. have increased self confidence and self-expression;🤨
7. tend to adopt other healthy behaviours like avoiding 🙅♂️tobacco, alcohol and drug use; and
8. demonstrate higher academic performance at school.👩🎓
These days when computer games🖥 and social media📱 are constantly vying for our children’s attention, it is important to help your child to stay active by encouraging them to exercise for at least an hour a day with homemade circuits consisting of running on the spot, hopping, jumping, skipping, step ups and jumping jacks. 🏃♀️🤸♂️
If your child is struggling to enjoy 60 minutes of physical activity a day, because they have 😟 pain or because they are tripping and falling all the time, reach out to one of our Expert Paediatric Physiotherapists at My Favourite Physio on 📱(02) 9790 4233 or PM us at Myfavouritephysio to find out how we can help your child overcome their pain and get active again!⛹️♂️🏃🏾
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