Exercising and physical activities are essential for kids. They tend to improve their physical growth and mental abilities. But apart from these benefits, exercise can have a great impact on the sleep of your kids as well. Some of the specific benefits that your kids can have as a result of exercising daily are mentioned in this article. These benefits can provide you the necessary motivation to encourage your kids for regular physical activity.
1. Your kids can fall asleep quickly
Exercising and other forms of physical activity can exhaust the muscles of kids. So, in order to relax them, the mind makes them sleep quickly as compared to the kids who are not involved in any form of physical activity.
2. Your kids would sleep longer
Besides sleeping earlier, your kids can sleep longer after exercising. Exercising and moving muscles result in rupturing of the muscles (which is normal and needed for growth) and fatigue. Thus, requiring the body to sleep longer to get fresher. The longer period of sleep is needed for the children’s body to grow properly; thus it is one of the other benefits that you can get as a result of exercising.
3. Better quality of sleep
When your kid would be exhausted, the quality of sleep would be better, and he/she will feel more refreshed in the morning. However, by exhausted, we do not mean excessive exercise but normal exercising or physical activity is something ideal. About 2-3 hours of play for toddlers and teenagers are quite normal. So encourage them and provide them opportunities for such activities.
Reduces screen time
When your kids will spend time exercising, it will automatically reduce their screen time. With the reduction in screen time, the blue-ray exposure would be little and thus falling asleep quickly, and quality sleep would be the benefits that your kid would be getting as a result.
5. Chances of being overweight are reduced
Sleeping longer reduces the chances of overweight and obesity. As discussed above, more exercise is associated with more sleep time; thus reducing the overall chances of being overweight or obese. Moreover, exercising itself would help them remain fit. Thus, you should definitely encourage your kids from toddlers to teenagers to spare some time for physical activity.
6. Helps in developing a routine
Exercising can be used as one of the triggers for setting up the bedtime routine for sleeping. Shutting off the mind after a tedious day is possible with light exercising just before sleeping. So, adopting it as a bedtime habit can allow your kids to have a better sleep.
With all these specific benefits of improving the sleep, exercising is also known for various other advantages that it can provide to a human body. You just need to realise its importance and tell it to your kids as well. By developing this habit in your kids today, you will be helping them in gaining long term advantage.