Keeping Kids Active - A Key For Success at School

Do you want your kids do better in school? Keepready to re­ally get things accomplished. Children are
them active physically. Never underestimate thethe same.
val­ue of physical fitness. Many preschool children doWhat can parents do? Begin to plan an activity each
not meet average fitness standards, which in turnday as soon as you have your baby. Take walks
make them prime targets for cardiovascular disease.outside, keep active inside. Turn off the TV and
It is up to parents to estab­lish physical fitness as amove. Dance or crawl, roll and skip.
priori­ty for preschool children and continue thisThere is evidence that watching TV or playing
involvement once kids go to school. Stud­ies provecomputer games for long periods of time puts your
that children who do get the proper amount ofbody in the flight and flee mode, thus shooting
exer­cise perform better academical­ly. They alsochemicals into your blood which eventually clog your
need the mechani­cal stress of exercise for properveins. Turn off the TV and get your kids moving.
bone growth.If you want the best for your children, you must
When you think about yourself, when you sit for aallow them the opportunity to get exercise each and
long period of time you become tired. If you get upevery day. What ways does your family promote
and go for a walk you come back refreshed andfit­ness?