The human body is met not be physically active. Our body is at its peak performance when it is active. The human body can think and react at greater speeds then when it is not active. A child should then be physically active to keep their body healthy. Physically does not mean playing sports all the time. Physically active means a person is using their muscles and making their heart beat rise from its normal rhythm. A child should be active throughout the day at different time. The child can play outside, run around, and play with friends. Being active as a child helps a person maintain a healthy life style by being active, determined, and competitive.
From ages zero to twenty five the human body is growing in some way. The body therefore has to be in a good healthy state, so that the body can meet its potential. A child should be active to at least an hour a day (Raymond). However that hour does not have to be all at one time it can be broken up into different sections. One of those sections should be intense and raise the child’s hear beat, known as an aerobic activity (U.S. Departmaent of Health and Human Serves). An aerobic activity should be a long period where the child is feeling his body being pushed past its normal exercise. The aerobic activity should not be a short burst of energy because the child’s body will not be pushed into working hard (U.S. Departmaent of Health and Human Serves).
There are many benefits of being active as a child. The child can become determined to taking care of his body and making sure it always works properly (U.S. Departmaent of Health and Human Serves). Children and their parents should set a goal for the child to meet and when the child accomplishes the goal they should b...
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...ive they can range from playing sports or just going on walks. Being active is a lot of work but has many rewards that are good for the children. To keep active it helps to do activities with friend and family. Being active helps our bodies and we need to keep our bodies healthy. If our bodies are not healthy then our lives will be cut short and will not reach our potential. Children should strive to be active and take care of their bodies all of their lives.
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