Sports benefits for children with Down Syndrome
In addition to improving the quality of life and well-being of children, physical activity is a tool to combat the sedentary lifestyle and childhood obesity that our society experiences and has multiple advantages for Our organism. In children with Down Syndrome sports practice also provides physica
In addition to improving the quality of life and well-being of children, physical activity is a tool to combat the sedentary lifestyle and childhood obesity that our society experiences and has multiple advantages for Our organism.
In children with Down Syndrome sports practice also provides physical benefits, psychological and social benefits. Because their cardio-respiratory resistance is lower, short sports practices or with breaks are recommended, favoring their attention.
6 psycho-social advantages of sport in children with Down Syndrome
1.Helps the child to feel part of a group a and to work in a team, fostering in them companionship and favoring personal relationships. 2.
Discover their own abilities external and externalize their emotions with the group favoring emotional self-control: from the illusion for a job well done to the effort carried out or the frustration. 3. They become aware of both their difficulties and their possibilities thus improving their self-esteem
. 4.It gives them more autonomy
and improves their mood. 5. They learn to respect the rules of the game
. 6.It helps them to eliminate stress
favoring their mood. 6 physical benefits of sports practice in children with Down Syndrome 1. It improves your general condition as well as your physical shape.
2. Prevents obesity.
3. Your cardiorespiratory resistance increases, thus improving your respiratory system.
4. Reduces the risk of heart disease, as well as heart rate.
5. Lower your blood pressure.
6. Reduce 'bad' cholesterol and triglycerides.
Skills that enhance physical exercise in children with Down syndrome
Sport helps to enhance skills, for example,
to improve coordination,
even more in the case of children with Down syndrome, but it also gives them greater strength and muscle tone. Sport is fundamental in children, but even more so in the case of children with Down syndrome, since it helps to improve their body posture, it helps them to improve their spatial orientation and improves their balance and flexibility. Cristina González Hernando.
Editor of Guiainfantil.com
