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Article #114: The Benefits Of Team Sports For Children

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While it's been long known that children activity also helps the body to manage
can benefit physically from participating stress; alertness and a calm attitude are
in team sports, few realize the trademarks of a physically fit
psychological benefits associated with individual, which can help them to get
enrolling their child in team sports that through stressful times with a minimum of
they enjoy. The importance of physical difficulty. A study conducted by the
activity such as team sports is at an Women's Sports Foundation found that
all-time high due to the fact that many adolescents that were regularly involved
of our children are now overweight. in teen sports were less likely to engage
Studies show that currently, only one out in sexual activity until later in life
of four adolescent children participated than those who were not in team sports.
regularly in any type of organized Also, teens on sport teams were found to
physical activity. This statistic is be less likely to use drugs than their
frightening to hear considering that the non-playing counterparts, and were less
number of obese adolescents in America likely to be involved in abusive
has nearly tripled in the past 20 years. relationships. In addition, the students
In 1980, 5% of all adolescents were involved in sports had a higher chance of
overweight. A study conducted in 1999 graduating high school and college.
showed that a shocking 14% of all The benefits and rewards associated with
adolescents now have a weight problem. setting goals and following through on a
Exercise has been shown to help many sports team are innumerable, and can be
problems when it comes to both the clearly seen in the results portrayed in
physical and the mental well-being in this article. For that reason, it is
participants. People that are enrolled on important for adults to encourage their
sports teams burn calories by exercising, children to be involved in some type of
helping to ward off any weight problems team sport. While the actual context of
that may be present. Exercise is known to the sport can vary greatly, simply being
aid insomnia, depression, and low on the team and physically exerting
self-esteem, which is important in the themselves can cause your child to lead a
world of today where many children feel happier, healthier life. The physical and
inadequate due to all the perfection mental benefits associated with team
displayed by the media. Regular physical sports are simply too shocking to ignore.






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