Let's face it mom and dad it's 2011. We live in an age where the outdoors and interactive activities have been totally replaced by toys and electronics. Children now days have video games, cell phones, and Ipods which keeps them from staying in shape. According to "Stop-Childhood-Obesity.com," 16 to 33 percent of children are obese. This is simply because kids just don't get enough exercises at home or at school. Now this can be hard because some kids are just turned off by the fact of going to a gym, or having to deal with soreness.
The trick to keeping your children in shape is to give them workouts without them knowing that they are actually working their muscles and cardio. I recommend placing your child in a sport, but not just any sport. Some sports your child might not get playing time, or he/she is simply not good at it. That is why I recommend placing your child into martial arts. When practicing martial arts no student is considered "bad." No one student participates more then another. The reason why martial arts overcomes every other sport is simply because other sports only help you physically. Martial arts shapes you physically, but also mentally so you are able to work out on your own in the future.
The trick to keeping your children in shape is to give them workouts without them knowing that they are actually working their muscles and cardio. I recommend placing your child in a sport, but not just any sport. Some sports your child might not get playing time, or he/she is simply not good at it. That is why I recommend placing your child into martial arts. When practicing martial arts no student is considered "bad." No one student participates more then another. The reason why martial arts overcomes every other sport is simply because other sports only help you physically. Martial arts shapes you physically, but also mentally so you are able to work out on your own in the future.
