Physical activity brings many benefits to people, and is the basis for a healthy lifestyle in the case of our children. But There are certain health conditions that make the exercise have to be controlled and in some cases recommended by the doctor.
Children who have diabetes, heart disease, asthma and obesity They can also exercise and take advantage of their advantages, but under what conditions? How do physical activity benefit them in these specific cases? We will try it below.
Diabetes and physical exercise
Diabetes is a condition whereby the body does not balance blood sugar levels correctly. Physical activity helps in diabetes. The combination of physical activity and a good diet They help reduce the amount of insulin to be administered and it is highly recommended especially in diabetic children.
Before performing the exercise, it is necessary to have a series of precautions, it is necessary to assess how the blood glucose is. It is necessary to put the insulin prior to the exercise outside the area that will be activated during it, away from the muscles involved. Any physical activity can be performed but it is necessary for the doctor to know it and control the insulin dose.
Heart diseases
In these delicate cases, a thorough medical study is absolutely essential to determine whether there are absolute or relative contraindications to exercise. And it is that cardiovascular disease includes different pathologies that affect the heart and the circulatory system, in different degrees of severity. In general, in the absence of heart failure, moderate intensity physical activity is tolerated quite well.
Childhood asthma
Asthma can be caused by numerous factors, from pollution to exercise. But in general, as we have said on another occasion, physical activity and asthma are not incompatible. Physical activity helps to have stronger lungs and able to develop daily tasks.
However, you should consult with the doctor. In cases of asthma, the importance of warm-up prior to physical activity is remembered (more important than in other situations where warming is not to be forgotten).
Obese children and physical activity
Obesity affects a large number of children in the world and physical activity helps reduce it by burning calories. The exercise also contributes to tone the muscles, improve self-esteem ... These exercises must be combined with a hypocaloric diet to achieve weight loss and consequently the improvement of health. In extreme cases of obesity, before starting the activity should lose weight with a diet, monitored by the doctor.
Remember that along with the personal characteristics of the child, there are other factors that influence them to benefit from the exercise. Family influence is paramount, so that a child with active and health-conscious parents will foster that children with a health problem also practice exercise appropriate to their conditions.
