tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25570835.post114556752197165393..comments2023-10-24T07:43:04.056+13:00Comments on GaryMoller.com - Health, Fitness - Naturally!: How to teach children to fall properlyGary Mollerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12046982185323982734noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25570835.post-1145653224700507772006-04-22T09:00:00.000+12:002006-04-22T09:00:00.000+12:00I spent years tramping over difficult terrain and ...I spent years tramping over difficult terrain and rough tracks, spending days on end constantly negotiating tree roots, and mud puddles, steep clopes as did all my friends, we all took falls with heavy packs on our back the we'd automatically developed the coordination and sttrength to fall without injury, I only know one person who had a serious injury requiring hospitalisation, and that was because they were crossing a difficult waterfall.<BR/>we never thought about the risk, I think people should give the human body some credit if you give it the chance to develop pproperly.<BR/>who was the first person to climb everest?Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13582374966270259947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25570835.post-1145652761645535742006-04-22T08:52:00.000+12:002006-04-22T08:52:00.000+12:00amazing to think we used to play on playgrounds th...amazing to think we used to play on playgrounds that were covered with concrete, no one thought twice about letting us play on those playgrounds with teh far greater risk of injury than children have today on playground surfaces. we all stubbed our toes and got bruised and grazed, obviously concrete and asphalt arent ideal surfaces because there still is the risk of brain injury from falls, but I dont think parents have anywhere near as much to worry about should their child fall off at the playground.<BR/>Our kids are lucky in comparison to overseas kids that most of them get the opportunity to play on the more forgiving surface of grass. In the future the grass sportsfields of NZ will do more to maintain nz health than possibly anywhre else in nz, children should be allowed to build the confidence to fall and have the confidence to take to the sports fields with that learned skill.<BR/>a child half the height of an adult falls with a sixteenth of the impact!<BR/>It would be a shame to see the sportsfields left idle through the strangulation of development of childrens ability to cope with the rough and tumble on open spaces.<BR/>we're extremely lucky in the unrestricted access we have to open spaces. but they are becoming less and less utilised possibly for this reason as much as other modern distractions. by the time our children grow into adults if they havent been habitual exercisers on their feet they will be behind the eight ball on their bone density and overall physical strength and already on the road to greater risk of injury and physical degeneration even earlier than their parents.Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13582374966270259947noreply@blogger.com