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The Most Enjoyable Activity For Children

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Taylor Putnam
Mr. Fiorelli
Honors Creative Writing
25 November 2014
For centuries, the most enjoyable activity for children to partake in is playing outside. Playing outside develops fundamental social skills, engages all five senses, stimulates creativity and imagination, and encourages cooperative play with others. Throughout the years, “outside play” has become increasingly competitive. Now, every child is encouraged to sign up for competitive sports teams as soon as they start going to school. Parents encourage these teams now instead of sending their child into the backyard to explore on their own. In the aspect of staying healthy, this can be good but can be dangerous farther down the road in terms of injuries. Today, injuries are …show more content…

If immobilized and unable to do these exercises easily, the patient will start with heat and massages to get the inflammation to go down. Techniques that can be used are therapeutic exercise, relaxation exercises, daily living activities and many more. A special type is hydrotherapy or the treatment by doing exercises in the water, which requires less energy and stress on the muscles. While some physical therapist’s work in hospitals with other doctors to assess the progress patients are making, seventy percent work in private practices, schools/colleges, and sports facilities (“Physical Therapy”). Another type of therapist is an industrial therapist, who can execute rehabilitation care to patients at home, evaluate, and treat children in public schools. Detailed instructions for home exercise programs are provided to each individual therefore they do not have to be treated directly by a physical therapist. Most people enjoy exercise but do not realize how beneficial it actually is to their health to decrease his or her chances of being injured. In the society we live in today, exercise is the most important thing a person can do to keep their body healthy. Physical fitness cannot be stressed enough as a way to help cut down and limit injuries for everyone. When given a home exercise program, it is specialized and designed to each individual’s specific needs to increase their overall fitness and muscle strength. Since many children participate in

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