What is physical fitness? What are the sports suitable for children?

■ Children's physical fitness

Physical fitness is the body's ability to adapt to the external environment, including the comprehensive ability of life, work and coping with the environment, and can be divided into two major aspects: healthy physical fitness and exercise physical fitness.

1. Healthy physical fitness: 

Refers to the physical stamina that can promote health, prevent disease, meet daily activities or study. include: 

*Cardiopulmonary fitness: also known as "cardiopulmonary endurance", is the body's ability to continue to exercise at a specific exercise intensity. People with good cardiorespiratory endurance are better able to cope with long-term physical activities and are less likely to develop cardiovascular diseases.

*Softness: refers to the range of motion of the joints and the extension capacity of the ligaments and muscles around the joints. People with good flexibility are less likely to strain their muscles and ligaments during exercise.

*Muscle strength: refers to the force generated by the muscle against a certain resistance, generally refers to the maximum force that a muscle can produce during a contraction.

*Muscle endurance: refers to the time or the number of repetitions that a muscle can exert a certain muscle strength.

2. Sports fitness: refers to the physical fitness related to sports skills. include:

*Speed: refers to the speed of body movement, which is one of the basic conditions necessary for athletes.

*Explosive power: refers to the body's ability to generate power in the shortest time. It contains two factors, "speed" and "strength", which are necessary abilities for high jump, long jump and other sports.

*Agility: refers to the ability of the body to react instantly and move between different directions quickly. It is extremely important for sports that require emergency stop and dodge (such as basketball, football, etc.).

*Coordination: refers to the ability of the body to integrate the neuromuscular system to produce correct, harmonious and elegant activities. It is very important for athletics, gymnastics, basketball, volleyball and football.

*Sense of balance: refers to the body's ability to maintain balance, which is extremely important for the performance of gymnastics, skating and other sports.

■ Which sports are suitable for children?

To choose sports suitable for children, it can be planned according to the developmental stage of body movement and physical fitness content. Here are some suggestions:

Sports suitable for children aged 0-3

Before the child is 3 years old, various perceptions and muscles of various sizes are still gradually developing. Exercises that can promote the development of muscles and sense of balance can be selected according to age. Eg: 

·Slide slide (promote muscle development of arms, body and legs).

·Swing on a swing (practice the control of the head, neck and back muscle strength by shaking in a sitting position; when shaking, it will also give the child a sense of balance stimulation).

·Single-plank bridge (promote coordination and sense of balance).

·Slap catching or throwing the ball (promote agility, coordination, etc.).

in conclusion , we can enhance their physical fitness through various suitable exercises for children, so that they can grow more vigorously.