Regular sports can make a teenager calmer and more self-confident, as well as more purposeful and diligent. In addition, systematic physical activity will improve immunity and make a teenager's figure aesthetically attractive - you just need to motivate him to engage in any sports section.
The promotion of a healthy lifestyle brings excellent results - thousands of people are involved in various sports every year. Noticing how well-being improves, immunity is strengthened and the reflection in the mirror becomes more and more attractive, novice athletes are perplexed: why did they not start to lead an active lifestyle earlier? It is not surprising that they want to instill a love of sports in their children at the earliest possible age.
What can sports give to a teenager?
First of all, a young man or girl who regularly goes in for sports probably has better health compared to their peers. Physical activity allows you to develop and strengthen the human muscle framework, which is especially important in adolescence. It happens that the rapid growth of the bones of a teenager during his transformation from a boy to a young man (or from a girl to a girl) significantly outstrips muscle growth. This becomes the cause of poor posture - for example, a pronounced stoop. Developed muscles allow you to cope with such a pathology.
In addition to good immunity and a beautiful figure, playing sports fosters determination and confidence in a teenager that he can do everything. In a transitional age, when a considerable number of girls and boys acquire all kinds of complexes, this is especially important. Explain to your child the benefits of spending some time on a particular sport - if your opinion is authoritative for him, then for sure he will listen to you. Perhaps he admires the beautiful figure of a famous actor, actress or model - explain to your child that such a perfect physical shape is impossible without regular sports.
To captivate a teenager with sports by example: is it possible?
If you yourself are a devoted fan of an active lifestyle, and your child sees from an early age how much pleasure his dad or mom gets from regular sports, then most likely there will be no problems with introducing him to classes. At a certain age, parents are the most authoritative people for children and the only possible role model, and your son or daughter will happily start playing the same sport as you. However, if you and your child are good friends, then you may well start playing sports even when he has reached adolescence.
If your child categorically does not want to play sports, try to agree with him about some compromise solution that suits him and you: for example, if you take him to the pool on Wednesdays and Saturdays, then on Sundays he can go to the cinema with friends … Over time, your child will get used to regular physical activity and begin to enjoy it, and then the need to create any additional motivation will disappear by itself.
