According to the American Heart Association, researchers determined in 2013 that since 1975, American children’s cardiovascular endurance fell on average by 6 percent per decade between 1970 and 2000. It’s not just a problem in America either, the cardiovascular health of children in nations around the world have declined by 5 percent each decade.
Some other eye-opening statistics from this study show that kids today are “roughly 15 percent less fit from a cardiovascular standpoint than their parents were as youngsters” and they run a mile run a minute and a half slower than children from 30 years ago.
“Young people can be fit in different ways. They can be strong like a weightlifter, or flexible like a gymnast, or skillful like a tennis player. But not all of these types of fitness relate well to health,” said Grant Tomkinson, Ph.D., lead author of the study mentioned in the American Heart Association article. “The most important type of fitness for good health is cardiovascular fitness, which is the ability to exercise vigorously for a long time, like running multiple laps around an oval track.”
The good news is that these trends can be changed for the future and even if your daughter or son is part of a generation that continues to degenerate physically, they can alter the way their cardiovascular performance with daily activities and lifestyle changes.
Here are five ways to improve your child’s cardio endurance:
As you can see, there are many things you can do to help your child improve their cardio endurance. To get your child involved in dance or ballet, give us a call at (816) 214-7370. Catherine’s Dance Studio has a range of activities your child can choose from pre-ballet, ballet, jazz, and hip hop.
The original date of this post was November 2015. It has been updated.
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