Doctor Nguyen Thi Lam emphasized the urgent need to improve children's endurance
Don't be subjective when your child is tired
Twice a week, Ms. Phuong (HCMC) picks up her daughter from school and takes her to the drawing center. "My family, Viet Ha, has a talent for painting.
You also like learning to draw and don't want to miss any class, but I noticed that several times on the way from school to drawing class, you hugged my back tightly and fell asleep."
Ms. Phuong felt sorry for her child so she wanted to let her drop out of gifted school, but she refused. Meanwhile, Ms. Hoai An (Da Nang) also did not know what to do when her homeroom teacher said that her son was very active in the morning and learned quickly, but in the afternoon he was tired and lacked concentration. If you have to take the test in the afternoon, the results will always be worse than in the morning.
“In the morning, I took my child to the school gate, he played with his friends, but around 4:XNUMX p.m., when I went to pick him up, he stumbled out of the school gate, his face was listless, he complained of hunger, and asked his mother to buy snacks at the gate. school," Ms. An added. These signs indicate that your child may be lacking stamina.
Recent research by Kantar shows that 92% of Vietnamese mothers want to improve their children's endurance so that they have enough energy to complete all activities during the day.
Endurance can be understood as the ability to maintain mobility for the longest period of time that the body can endure. Improving endurance is the basis for improving the body's endurance and mobility in general. shared.
Associate Professor, PhD. Doctor Nguyen Thi Lam, former Deputy Director of the National Institute of Nutrition, said that endurance training not only helps children build excitement for movement and foster willpower, but also contributes to building discipline and improving their mental health. Improve children's confidence and self-esteem.
Lack of endurance is a concern. According to Dr. Lam, lack of endurance leads to many undesirable consequences for children's lives and health.
Lack of endurance easily causes children to slow down in weight and height growth, easily become exhausted, reduce memory ability, have difficulty absorbing and concentrating when studying, affecting cardiovascular health and physical strength, easily making children The psychology of avoiding, giving up, and losing confidence arises when participating in sports activities in particular and other activities in daily life.
Focus on nutrition and exercise
Faced with the concern of many parents about how to improve their children's endurance, Dr. Nguyen Thi Lam advises parents to focus on two factors: nutrition and exercise.
Children today have enough meals and enough energy, but many parents tend to let their children eat what they like.
Most children love to eat fast food, fried foods, and sweets, which are not healthy if they eat too much. Supplementing only a certain group of substances without other groups of substances will lead to nutritional imbalance, negatively affecting the physical strength and endurance of children.
To maintain the ability to function for a long time, the central nervous system and muscles need to be fueled by carbohydrates, often found in foods such as vegetables, sweet potatoes, oats, etc.
At the same time, the body also needs B vitamins such as B2 to maintain the function of organs such as the brain, digestion, neurotransmitters and hormones. Vitamin B3 helps increase blood circulation, which is beneficial for health. children's endurance and brain activity.
Parents can incorporate foods rich in nutrients into their children's daily menu, or add nutritional milk that has been scientifically proven to increase endurance by providing balanced nutrients and additional energy. immediately for children to maintain endurance as well as excitement when active all day long.
Besides, increasing exercise also plays an extremely important role in increasing children's endurance.
According to research from the US National Academy of Sciences, regular physical activity not only helps children and adolescents improve their respiratory and cardiovascular systems, but also enhances cognitive performance to help them improve their cardiovascular health. I think and study better.
Parents should encourage their children to be physically active every day through simple activities such as walking, jogging, or create conditions for them to participate in diverse sports such as football, basketball, aerobics. , Vovinam,... depending on the child's preferences.
To help children freely pursue their interests, constantly explore and learn to develop both stature and intelligence, parents need to encourage their children to practice endurance through nutrition and exercise.
