"The Daily Mile Theory"
"Daily Mile"
[ "The Daily Mile Theory;When it comes to theproper all-round development of children, there are several studies andtheories established, and many are being researched on and are being studied.The development of children is an essential matter for everyone as they are thelight-bearers of the current generation and the future rests on them.Development of every child and how they are brought up from childhood makestheir personality. So to have a healthy and fulfilling future, we need to bringup every child with the bestKeeping this in mind,every year, there are new observations, and researches are made public so thatthey can be used for the betterment of the children. Evolution is the constantaim of these researches and developments of methods. One such study is the;Daily Mile;whichhas become popular in the schools of the United Kingdom in recent years andsimilarly in other countries too. Let us take a close look at this for a betterunderstandingThe Story Behind It;It first became popularfrom the primary school of Scotland known as St. Ninians Primary School. Inthe year 2012, this practice was started in this school as a way of involvingstudents in physical activity. For better learning, an active body is equallyimportant as a busy mind. So the Daily Mile theory speaks of allowing everystudent to walk around or run outside for about 15 minutes or preferably 1 mileevery day during the class period. Also, they shall be entitled to do thisentirely at their own pace and without any interruption. The primary aim ofthis method is to make sure that each kid remains fit and healthy by gettingtheir daily share of physical exercise alongside learningThis method seemed quiteattractive to the Scottish government, and so they took up the spreading of itin all their primary schools. About half of them already seem to follow thismethod and 18 percent of the other half intends to include this soon into theircurriculum. From Scotland, it has spread out rapidly in numerous schools in therest of the UK. Not just that, it has been adopted by the schools of Belgium,Netherlands and the United States of AmericaWhy practice It?;Throughout the world,the level of physical activity seems to be low, and so every day, differentpolicies and methods are thought of to increase it. Without physical activityand good health, the children shall never be able to attain proper growth anddevelopment and learningThe Daily Mile has beensupported by a large number of teachers and parents as it has turned out to beuseful in case of numerous students. The benefits of it shall includeimprovement in physical activity, sedentary time, sleep, diet, bodycomposition, physical fitness, well-being, concentration and definitely obesitylevels. Although there are no measured reports that shall prove this right,many have found it helpful in practical implementationApart from the benefits,there utter simplicity of the whole theory and the ease of carrying it outmakes to favourable for all and is the reason behind the rapid popularity allaround the world. Theories like this can also be carried out by everyoneregardless of the socioeconomic status, fitness level and physical activitylevel and without much hassle which is why even the World Health Organisation(WHO) is supportive of it. It is believed that if we are concerned about thehealth of our kids then, in the long run, it shall help in reducing theproblems of public health and health inequalities which can solve many moresignificant issues in future" ]