Negative Effects Of Sports

Teenagers have been always informed that being active and taking part in sports is good for their health. But according to new research it has been suggested that too much sport for teenagers could negatively impact their well-being. The US Department of Health and Human Services recommended that young people aged between 6 and 17 years do at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day, equivalent to 7 hours a week. To reach their results, the investigators surveyed more than 1,245 teenagers aged between 16 and 20 from Switzerland.

All students were required to answer questions related to demographics, height and weight, socioeconomic status, sports practice and well-being. Their well-being was examined using the World Health Organization (WHO) Well-Being Index, which provides data between 0 and 25. A score below 13 is an indicator of poor well-being. Sports can encourage a child to focus so intently on becoming a star that the child neglects other essential areas of life.

Sports offer the most common direction to adolescent acclaim, a briefing journey that will end soon — and often abruptly.

Sports can result a child to fall into a pattern of rationalising unbelievable behaviour. A good example is the athlete who becomes so competitive that he/she will do any task to win, convincing himself/herself that the ends justify the means they have chosen.

Few sports indicate a culture of violence. Such a misguided culture often spills over into barbaric acts in and out of the competition, and also produces a copycat reaction among some impressionable young athletes. Sports can generate an unhealthy level of stress in a child, particularly for a child who is pushed to excel and who feels a failure with every loss.

By: Saksham Gupta

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