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| Physical Exercise aka P.E (Photo credit: Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums) |
Here’s some wise advice from the American Academy of
Pediatrics: Make sure your kids get enough exercise, and make sure they get
enough Calcium. Doing those two things NOW, as early as possible, can help to
make sure that later on in their lives, they won’t have an extremely high risk
of broken bones.
According to new national data, a huge majority of
children over the age of 8 are not getting near enough calcium on a daily
basis. This dangerous lack instantly puts them at a much higher risk of
developing osteoporosis later in life. That bone-thinning disease is
responsible for almost 2 million bone fractures every single year. These bone fractures lead to increase medical bills for Americans, and the only people it helps are medical manufacturer companies.
The lack of exercise is also a huge factor as kids
that do not get enough exercise have much weaker bones than their more frequent
exercising counterparts. Bottom line, and not just for their bone’s sake, kids
Need to be exercising. Get them out, moving around, and staying moving. Turn
off the TV, open up the door. Just get them moving! However, if a broken bone in your kid happens, it would be a good idea to know what to do if that happens.
