Contents:
- Medical Video: How playing sports benefits your body ... and your brain - Leah Lagos and Jaspal Ricky Singh
- Benefits of badminton for children
- 1. Maintain a healthy body
- 2. Improve social skills
- 3. Maintain mental health
- What age should children start playing badminton?
Medical Video: How playing sports benefits your body ... and your brain - Leah Lagos and Jaspal Ricky Singh
There are various types of sports that can be played by children, one of which is badminton. This sport can be played on the home page with simple equipment, namely shuttlecock and racket. In addition to healthy body, there are other benefits that can be obtained from badminton for children. What are the benefits of badminton in children?
Benefits of badminton for children
1. Maintain a healthy body
Playing badminton makes the child have to move whether it's jumping or parrying. This movement can strengthen the physical condition of the child so that it remains excellent. In addition, movements in badminton can also strengthen the lungs and prevent a decrease in oxygen intake because it increases breathing capacity and efficiency.
By doing physical activities like this, your child will avoid some risk of illness, such as:
- Heart disease. This physical activity can strengthen the heart muscle and reduce the amount of cholesterol and harmful fats in the blood.
- Heart attacks and strokes, these physical activities can increase the flexibility of blood vessel walls and help lower blood pressure.
- Diabetes. This physical activity prevents the buildup of sugar in the blood by using it as energy. In addition, this exercise can control body weight so that children avoid obesity.
Jumping or holding foot movements and hand movements to ward off can strengthen bones, increase the strength and flexibility of the muscles in the quadriceps, calves, hamstrings, arm muscles, back muscles, and core muscles.
Badminton keeps the body moving actively so it increases body mobility. Badminton movements can lubricate children's joints to prevent arthritis, osteoporosis and other inflammatory conditions. Each movement can increase the reflex and speed of the child in the face of the opponent's players.
2. Improve social skills
Playing badminton will expand children's social interaction with their friends. When children follow a club, they will certainly develop their skills in communication. Playing games or badminton matches can increase a child's confidence to win.
In addition, badminton games will make children have a competitive attitude and learn to accept victory or defeat in each game. In fact, it can also be an activity to develop their talents and interests in the world of sports.
3. Maintain mental health
Reporting from Health Fitness Revolution, many people report that they feel relaxed and happy after they do sports. According to one theory, exercise can release beta-endorphine, a natural substance in the body that is hundreds of times more effective than morphine.
Another theory shows that exercise can increase serotonin hormones in the central nervous system so that it will cause feelings of pleasure, increased appetite, and reduced stress. Besides that it can improve mood and comfort of sleep if done regularly.
Badminton, as one type of sport that is fun, also offers these benefits. Of course this indirectly encourages child development.
What age should children start playing badminton?
According to Badminton Information, there are no provisions regarding the right age for children to start playing badminton. Usually children will begin to determine their interest in playing badminton from physical education or extracurricular activities at school.
However, introducing sports, including badminton at an early age, is very good for supporting growth and development. In Indonesia, badminton clubs open classes from 4 to 5 years old for children.
Even though you already know the many benefits of badminton for children, you need to pay attention to and watch over the children in doing this game. Because, all types of sports, including badminton can cause injury. Then, provide equipment such as small towels to wipe sweat and enough drinking water to keep the body hydrated.
