How to avoid adolescent sedentary lifestyle
Discover these tips for your teenagers to be more active and overcome their sedentary lifestyle.
There are teenagers who have a quite apathetic attitude and, with new technologies, it is even difficult to get them out of bed or off the sofa. But that must end. Adolescents need to move and not become sedentary. Teens actually need a little help getting in shape, on their own … it can cost them.
Children and young people between 5 and 18 years old need at least 1 hour of physical activity a day. In schools, children and adolescents are taught from a young age about the benefits of being active … Although they do not always carry it out.
They should know that it reduces the risk of obesity, coronary heart disease and diabetes, and increases both physical and mental well-being. However, the inactivity of adolescents has become a problem that is now a serious public health problem. Obesity and type 2 diabetes are the most common direct consequences.
If you do not know how to avoid a sedentary lifestyle in your teenagers, then do not miss the following tips so that in addition to realizing the benefits of moving, they have better health.
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EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Extracurricular activities, if they are to the adolescent’s taste, can motivate him to get out of the house and move around. You can look for activities that do not have a too high cost. You can even look for free activities in your town, although of course, it must be taken into account that sometimes the activities are too cheap or free, it can reduce the quality of the activity, and therefore, also the motivation of the adolescent.
To find good activities, they can be those that allow adolescents to play freely, have their own games and rules, but always within a safe environment .
FUN ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON TEENAGERS
There are few activities especially dedicated to teenagers, or that offer things adapted to them. But there are activities that you can do according to your physical condition. Finding Zumba or swimming activities for example, in which they too can participate is a good idea.
OFFERS A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES
To motivate a teenager it is necessary that they have a good variety of sports or exercises to choose from. At present they feel that they do not have many options for them, but if you focus on their tastes, you can find activities that are according to their interests.
It is important to do a good search for activities that are of interest to them and thus have a great variety. The sooner you start looking for the activity, the better because sometimes, it is not easy to find activities that suit the changing tastes of adolescents.
DO NOT IMPOSE ON HIM, LET HIM DECIDE
Teens need to feel like they are in control of their lives in order to get things done, so it’s a good idea to give them this feeling. A teenager who doesn’t like an activity simply won’t do it, even if they tell you they do it just to ‘keep you happy.’ A teenager will be more active if the activity he chooses he likes and has decided to try.
You do not want to join a sport just because you think it is better for him or her, first make sure that they really like and are motivated by that sport. If not, in the long run it could generate frustrations and resentments towards you and your relationship. Therefore, the ideal is that you search between the two activities that may be of interest to you and then point to what you like the most.
FAMILY ACTIVITIES
If all of the above does not interest you, then the best option will be to go out with the whole family to exercise. It is a way of maintaining the bond and that they also feel that they connect more with you, you will also be improving your emotional connection. Remember that if you want your children to be active, you must first be you and lead by example.
Dr. Tabriella Perivolaris, Sara's mother and fan of fashion, beauty, motherhood, among others, about the female universe. Since 2018 she has been working as a copywriter, always bringing to her articles a little of her experience and experience as a mother and woman.