It is true that nutritional food helps your child to grow and makes us fit. But without exercise your child would become lazy and fat. With lives becoming more complex, children these days get so busy and tired in school that they hardly get time to play and work out. All they do is watch television or play games. Their physical activity has been restricted making him more and more lazy.

Exercise keeps the dieases away:
These days we see a lot of children suffering from diseases like obesity, high blood pressure etc. It is all due to lack of proper exercise. Thus the parents should encourage their children to workout daily so that they remain fit and healthy throughout. The habit of exercising cannot be inculcated in the child in a day or two. To make it a habit for your child the parents themselves have to follow it and slowly and gradually the children will learn and start exercising daily.

Make Exercise a Fun Game:
If your child is finding the exercise boring then try and encourage him or her to play some outdoor games which require physical work. This would not only serve as an alternative to exercise but also your child can have a good future in sports.

Depending upon the age group the children have a definite time to play and exercise. For a toddler it should be half an hour. Leave your kid to walk or run freely in the ground. Encourage him to play games which require physical labor. For the school going kids it should an hour or so. Motivate your child to play games like soccer, cricket, football etc.

Importance of Exercise:
Regular exercising helps your child in the following way:

• It helps in reducing weight or keeping the weight in control thus saving your child from obesity.
• Exercising makes our bones and muscles strong.
• Playing or exercising would make your child more active and participative.
• Children who are fit physically are also strong emotionally and do not suffer from anxiety, nervousness etc.
• Exercising makes our immune system strong and thus the child will have less chances of getting diseases like cold, allergies etc.
• The overall fitness of the child is improved through exercising.

Exercise helps in Blood circulation:
Exercising helps in increasing the blood circulation in our body. A good circulation of blood is very good for our body and specially the body cells. During exercise the child breaths and sweat and these are the best way to detoxify the body. Both sweating and breathing helps in detoxification.

Exercise helps in Studies:
Studies have shown that the children who play and participate in physical activities have a better concentration and perform well in studies. They are fitter than the other children and lead a more healthy and happy life. Thus if you wish your child to be healthy and fit always then encourage him or her to play more and more outdoor games or to exercise on a daily basis. Exercising daily would ensure a healthy life for your child.

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