Clipping of news on Brazilian Culture, Law and Citizenship
26/05/2014
This article was translated by an automatic translation system, and was therefore not reviewed by people.
transparent image
A volleyball player Sheilla Castro began to be interested in sport still in school with physical education classes . Since then , he found not only in volleyball but also the physical discipline and socialization. Today , at 30 years and twice champion Olympic , the only athlete thanks .
- I started playing volleyball at age eight because of shyness and height . In addition to helping me overcome shyness , the sport also contributed to my discipline and training . Because of the training , such as every two or three hours and my diet is healthy .
Currently , this scenario is increasingly uncommon. According to orthopedic surgeon Victor Matsudo , specialist in sports medicine , children are less active because of the long period they spend in front of television, computer , game console , tablet and smartphone .
- Physical inactivity is the number one enemy of public health , killing more than high cholesterol , obesity and diabetes . Inactive children have 90 % chance of becoming sedentary adults .
To not be part of this statistic , the pediatrician and hebiatra ( medical specialist in adolescent ) Ligia Reato , Faculty of Medicine of ABC , reinforces that parents have a fundamental role in the adoption of healthy habits of children.
- The family needs to be the example . No use talking to the child physical activity if parents are sedentary . It is in childhood that the child creates habits that leads to life .
According Matsudo , children between 7 and 16 must accumulate 300 minutes of physical activity per week , " that does not necessarily need to be sport, but any movement."
- The ideal sport is one that provides pleasure and feasible . The general recommendation is that the modality stimulates upper and lower limbs and also should advocate the issue of socialization , with collective activities .
Swimming, football and dancing are some entertaining options that appeal to kids , experts suggest . Matsudo warns that competitive sports should be encouraged from the age of nine , " remembering that nothing should be imposed ."
- Parents should also be part of this universe of exercises . Research shows that active mothers have twice the chance of the child being active . In the case of the father move , the chance of the child is following the example of three and half times . If the two are fans of the sport , this number increases to five times and a half .
Thus , Ligia remember that " will ensure healthy childhood free of adulthood diseases such as obesity , diabetes and osteoporosis ."
Source : R7
Our news are taken in full from our partner sites . For this reason , we can not change their content even in cases of typos .
transparent image
This article was translated by an automatic translation system, and was therefore not reviewed by people.