Physical activity for preschool children

Physical activities for children help strengthen the body and also help prevent diseases and compromise the immune system, energy and tension are released, emotional intelligence and mental health are stimulated, they are favorable to avoid and combat diseases such as depression or the anxiety.

Sleep well: From 3 or 4 to 5 years old, a sleep routine of 8 to 10 hours is established, with a variation of up to 4 hours depending on each child.

Knowing our child and knowing the hours of sleep he needs will be essential to promote good health, in addition to improving his good mood, school performance and the performance of the rest of his daily tasks.

Eat well: eat vegetables, fruits, legumes, drink plenty of water, do not eat processed food.

Play outdoors, share time with friends, exercise.

Exercise can be very fun and diverse, such as walking to school, going for a bike ride, using a scooter, doing an obstacle course at home or simply favoring free play spaces in an open space outdoors, this It is usually enough for boys and girls to run, jump, climb trees and be in continuous movement.

If we take the healthy habit of listening to our body, we will discover how sometimes it is the one that tells us that we are tired, that we are hungry and therefore now we have less patience, that we are going too far with tasks and demands and we need to stop, we are not resting well and we are sleepy, and therefore we find ourselves more irascible.

 Through this topic presented we have come to the conclusion that it is important to eat healthy food and perform physical exercises which allow us to lead an active life.

 By putting these habits and activities into practice, it helps us a lot to protect our body and thus avoid the risk of suffering from diseases such as being overweight among others.