Curiosity journal
Write about some thing that you always wondered.
ANSWER
Physical activity
The connection between physical activity and children’s growth and development is something that has amazed me. I never thought child physical activity should be kept in check to facilitate their growth and development. Children’s physical activity plays a key role in their growth and development (Timmons & Raha, 412). In infants, physical activity boosts their cardiovascular system, strengthen their bones, reducing the chances of the children suffering from any infection. Also, it alters their anxiety levels and reduces depression. Other benefits of physical activities include control of weight, reducing the chances of developing health complications such as heart disease, obesity, cancer, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, and high blood pressure.
Physical activity is beneficial to infants, teens, and adults. Lack of physical inactivity contributes to low bone density, increased chances of developing health issues such as cancer, and energy imbalance. There are three types of physical activities that should be recommended: aerobic, bone-strengthening, and muscle strengthening. Parents should control the physical activities and encourage the children to take part. The type of activity that an individual should engage in should vary with age. The same attributes to school performance, where students who engage in physical activity tend to have better grades and improves their cognitive function. However, there ought to be a balance in their physical activities as overdoing them tends to harm an individual’s body (“CDC | Physical Activity | Facts | Healthy Schools”). Excessive activities stimulate the body to produce peripheral neutrophilia, which is accompanied by monocytosis and neutrophils. The exhaustion burns out the body leading to a concentration in the plasma and an increase in the urine (Suzuki etal., 350). It causes a decrease in the anti-inflammatory defenses, which overwhelms the antioxidant. Hence, it is important to balance physical activities to avoid overdoing them.
Works Cited
“CDC | Physical Activity | Facts | Healthy Schools”. Cdc.Gov, 2020, https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/physicalactivity/facts.htm#:~:text=Regular%20physical%20activity%20can%20help,Heart%20disease.
Suzuki, K., Nakaji, S., Yamada, M., Liu, Q., Kurakake, S., Okamura, N., . . .
Sugawara, K. (2003). Impact of a Competitive Marathon Race on Systemic Cytokine and
Neutrophil Responses. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 35(2) (2003): 348-355. doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000048861.57899.04
Timmons, B. W., &; Raha, S. (2008). A pediatric perspective on inflammation and
oxidative stress in response to exercise. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 33(2) (2008):411-419. doi:10.1139/h07-183
