"Benefits of playing outside"
"Tower Units"
[ "Benefits of playing outsideOur world, just a year back, was divided into two-time frames, BC and AD. The arrival of Covid-19 pandemic has marked another divide, separating the world into pre and post covid era. The words social distancing and online classes have made it to our daily vocabulary. To live in such a world, our children are learning to stay home all day, away from the adventures of the outside world.. Long before this pandemic, the advent of mobile phones and the internet had already shrunk our world. Such drastic changes, one after the other, have made our children forget what it was like to be outside and play with friends. This has been a matter of concern for many leading psychologists, accessing how this is changing the behaviour of our children. Besides improving our mental health, playing outside comes with a plethora of benefits. The following article will guide our readers through a series of some of these benefits.Overall healthPlaying outside comes with a lot of physical movements. Such physical movements keep our muscles engaged. Gradually, our body adapts to such changes and gets stronger over time. The constant working of muscles make them;SocialiseHumans have always been a social animal. Socialising with others has been a foundation for our development. By keeping their lives limited to the four walls of the room, our children are getting robbed of this. When they play outside, they make new friends, talk to them, get to know them better, and form their own circles of friends.Cognitive abilitiesBesides making us fitter, physical activities also keep our brains occupied. Children make their own games and rules. A game cannot be won by just our physical efforts. Children understand the rules, make their strategies, and implement them. Only after such careful planning can a game be won. These plannings and strategies sharpen the brain of our children.Increased flexibilityPlaying outside is not only about running and screaming. There are various organisations that are providing children with tower units to climb safely and explore their potentials. Children climb these towers, slide down them, pass through obstacles, these all activities make the bodies of children agile and flexible.Get to know the environmentNo matter how much you make your children watch the national geographic channel, without the physical touch of the outside world, your children can never understand their environment. Children go out on expeditions, roll in the grass, observe various insects, they not only give us a visual delight but also make beautiful contact with children that stays for a lifetime with them.Value of team spiritChildren play games with their friends in coordination. Most of the outside games involve two teams with many players. Most of the games such as football are designed in such ways that they can never be won without the help and coordination of their teammates. This motivates children to play while maintaining perfect coordination with their friends. All this develops the value of team spirit among childrenSports are not new to the world. We have been playing games for not centuries but millennia. The advent of technologies and industrial revolutions might have made us lethargic and obese but still, we can turn the tables. We should promote the benefits of playing outside among children and promote them to go out and explore the world." ]