3 tips for family-friendly exercise to fight against fat loss

With the arrival of waves of cold winter, many people have over-supplemented themselves and gained a lot of weight around their waists and abdomens. They want to lose fat through exercise but are too lazy to go out. Physiotherapists recommend that parents with young children at home do the "parent-child fat-shaking exercise" at home. It can not only burn fat and keep away from cold air, but also enhance parent-child relationships and train children's limb balance, killing two birds with one stone.

Deng Yiting, a physical therapist at the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Changhua Christian Hospital, said that according to Taiwan's "2005-2008 National Nutritional Health Status Change Survey," the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adults was 44.1%. Compared with neighboring countries, Taiwan's adult male and child obesity rates are the highest in Asia, and the many metabolic syndromes that arise from obesity are health killers for the new generation of adults.

Exercise helps to consume excess food calories and fat in the body and prevent metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease. However, the cold weather in winter can easily reduce people's willingness to go out for fun or exercise. At this time, you can do some simple parent-child exercises at home to help metabolize fat.

Action 1: Airplane flying

The parents lie down and use their hands and feet to firmly support the child, gently swinging the child back and forth. Note that the adult's knees and hip joints need to be maintained at 90 degrees. This can train the adult's abdominal muscles and provide vestibular stimulation training for the child.

Action 2: Slide

The parents straighten their legs, hold the child's hands and slowly walk up, then the adult helps the child turn around and sit, and then slowly slide down. This movement can also be followed by movement 3.

Action 3: Seesaw

Parents should straighten their legs and lift their ankles 90 degrees, and let the child sit close to the ankles. The adult should lift the child up and hold the position for 5 seconds, then slowly lower the child. This can train the adult's thigh and abdominal muscles.

3 key points for parent-child exercise at home to protect safety

However, physical therapist Deng Yiting reminds that when parents and children do parent-child exercises, they should pay attention to the number of exercises, the age and weight of the children, and ensure that the environment is safe so that they can have fun and avoid sports injuries.

【Precautions for exercise】

1. Number of exercises: Take a break after 10 times, and it is best to do activities during the day or in the evening. It is not recommended to exercise at night to prevent children from getting too excited and not sleeping well at night.

2. Child’s age and weight: Children are about 1 to 3 years old and have the ability to walk independently without letting go of hands. They weigh about 10 to 14 kilograms. Children who are too large or too heavy may cause the exercise intensity to be too high, which will put too much burden on their parents!

3. Safe environment: The environment should have enough space and preferably a soft cushion on the floor, so that parents and children can interact with each other safely and stay away from sports injuries.

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