The Perfect Toy for Healthier Kids
“Just one more show mom!?!?” I have heard this so many times from my kids who are growing up in an omni-channel world with devices everywhere, mobile phones and tablets, television, and the plethora of other sedentary activities that put kids on the couch sitting for hours on end instead of outside and running around. According to doctors and scientists, a sedentary lifestyle is not healthy and there is plenty of research to support that observation. They say that sitting and slouching curves and puts strain on your spine. It also causes you to not breath as as much as there is a lack of space for your lung expansion.
Why not offer your kids a healthier option to watching TV by buying them a balance board? This gives them the opportunity to exercise while they watch television instead of just sitting the entire time giving them a leg workout, core workout or developing their balance and stability. If you are consistent, this can get your children moving on a regular basis and prevent them from becoming just another statistic. “For every two hours the women spent watching television each day, they had a 23 percent higher risk of becoming obese and a 14 percent higher risk of developing diabetes.” Balance boards can help lower these risks by getting your kids off the couch and helps connect them with surfing, snowboarding, and skateboarding. They also can help kids develop basic skills, balance, coordination, stability, gross motor skills, leg strength and core strength.
The better balance boards can be used indoors or outdoors. During the Summer, they are another reason to get your kids outside. In the winter and when your family is stuck inside all day and night, your kids can use their balance boards indoors to continue to be active. There are lists of balance board tricks that kids can work on with videos to demonstrate in order to help them stay active throughout the winter.
Schools have started adopting balance boards to use for physical education programs. Some companies run programs to visit schools and donate time as well as boards to help keep kids happy and healthy and that same time. By using balance boards, kids develop different core muscle groups, coordination and balance. This is a great way to give them practice for skateboarding, snowboarding or surfing. Quite often they are available in a variety of colors.
These make great Birthday, Christmas, or gifts for any other holiday for kids and even adults. The best priced balance boards will cost you anywhere from $40 to $100 dollars (USD). They are usually available in brick and mortar toys stores, online toy stores or on balance board manufacturer websites. Some of the manufactures are Fluidstance, Spooner Balance Boards and Simply Fit. Some are better than others as they are intended for different uses. Shop your options!
Kids love balance boards and they are a great way to get children of all ages moving (including the biggest kids... adults!). Consider helping your kids stay active and healthy with a balance board for kids !
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