If given the opportunity to play, children will do so incessantly. Even obese children who perform everyday activities, such as walking to school or doing work around the yard are shown to reap the benefits. Lastly, it is recommended that of the 30 to 60 minutes of accumulated activity throughout the day, alternating movement with recovery should be encouraged and expected. Children who are encouraged to engage in high-intensity, continuous activity may become discouraged and burned out at an early age. It is important to understand the basic concepts of these childhood training procedures and stay away from the misconception that long continuous, high-intensity training is the key to maintaining fitness for all people.
Kids often view aerobics as having little benefit and require a lot of effort.
Given a 30-60 minute period of activity during the day, it is evident that the foundation or majority of time utilized in childhood activity should be lifestyle and play oriented. Active sports and continuous activity that is aerobic in nature should represent a some amount of time, but these types of activities should be perceived by children as having benefits and require little effort. A small portion of this time line should be devoted to flexibility, muscular strength and muscular endurance development. Lastly, there should be some recovery time which includes rest and relaxation.