Tuesday, 19 February 2019

How Physical activities are important for better academic performance in children




Every parent wants a better performance of their children in academics. Research shows that physicalfitness increases your mental strength and there is always a positive connection between physical activities and academic performance.

Children active in physical activities have more cognitive abilities. According to some studies it is clear that there are many differences in the brains of active children as compared to inactive children like memory, emotion regulation and responsiveness usually tend to be larger amongst children who got involved in regular physical activities.

Physical activities stimulate brain plasticity by increasing the growth of new connections between cells in a wide array of important cortical areas of the brain to grow neuronal connections. So it is 

clear that healthy physical activities improves the functioning of brain like:

  • The flow of oxygen to the brain is increased
  • The number of brain neurotransmitters is increased, which helps your ability to focus, deliberate, learn, recall and control stress
  • The number of brain-derived neurotrophins is improved, which assures the survival of neurons in areas of the brain that are responsible for learning, memory and higher thinking.
Physical activity improves children’s self-esteem. It supports relationships with peers, parents and teachers. Regular and organized physical activity training stimulates interactive collective and self-regulation core values like respect and social obligation.

Children enjoy lots of different physical activities like different type of games and other activities like jumping, running, cycling, swimming etc. Now there is also a trend of the bouncy castle. Children love to play and jump on bouncy castle and soft play areas. This is the best physical activity for children and there are many companies that provide bouncy castle and soft play equipment on different occasions especially in birthday parties for children. It’s a complete package in term of healthy and fulfilled activity.