Anyone from the cradle knows that sport improves health, and bad habits destroy it. Consciously, no one wants to endanger their body. There is hardly a person who would prefer to get sick more and die early. But still, not everyone chooses a healthy life. The contradiction between the need to live long and unwillingness to deny yourself dubious pleasures can be considered one of the most important problems in preserving and strengthening the health of citizens.
Sport is an alternative to addiction
The foundations of the worldview of any person are laid in the family, habits are organized there. No wonder it is said that habit is a second nature. Changing rooted stereotypes is a difficult and sometimes painful process that requires significant volitional effort. In a healthy family, where physical development and sport are natural , an alternative to addiction is automatically created. A child from such an environment grows up in an atmosphere of active development; he does not have to choose now or when he is growing up. For him, physical culture is an integral part of existence. Someone was unlucky, and perhaps bad habits were cultivated by the environment throughout his childhood.
Rest is lying on the couch, a holiday is a plentiful feast with rivers of alcohol. The need to change something, as a rule, is caused by health problems that are inevitable with this lifestyle, especially with age. Changing your habits is not an easy task, but in this case grateful. A strong desire together with volitional efforts will surely pay off in the future.
Dangerous habits
Small weaknesses or serious defects - they all act on the principle of destruction, the health of the psyche and body is sacrificed. The main well-known harmful addictions include:
- smoking;
- alcoholism;
- addiction;
- gaming and computer addiction;
- eating disorder (pathological gluttony).
The above "defects" have one thing in common - all of them are, to one degree or another, a demonstration of a pathology of character, and some of them are considered serious diseases. Psychiatrists and psychotherapists are involved in the treatment of addictions. In some cases, a person is able to cope on his own, for example quit smoking. The complex of measures necessary for recovery must necessarily include sports. An alternative to addictions and an effective way to restore and promote health brings a lot of positive emotions that can fill the niche in which pain, fear and despair used to live.
Take it together!
Improving the nation within the state program is gaining momentum. This is not the first year that the All-Russian action "Sport - an alternative to addictions" has been successfully held in the country. The goal of the program is to prevent the risk of a deterioration in the health of the nation by introducing youth, adolescents and children of all ages to a sporting and healthy lifestyle. In kindergartens, schools, and other educational organizations, targeted events are held as part of this action:
- contests and quizzes;
- sports (relay races, competitions);
- thematic creative works (crafts for kids, essays for schoolchildren);
- Organization of volunteer clubs for schoolchildren and youth.
The objectives of the action are to attract children and youth to regular physical education and sports, to
develop creative abilities and a desire to improve, to form youth volunteer organizations to promote healthy habits and love of sports. Children and their parents, teachers and representatives of public organizations, as well as all interested parties, can take part in the state campaign “Sport is an alternative to addictions”.
Fortress of spirit, willpower, friendship
Exercising is a powerful tool for strengthening strong-willed qualities. The human body is constantly experiencing the need for movement and work, this is determined by human nature. Under the influence of regular physical efforts, the psychological mood improves, new resources for changing the quality of life appear, the boundaries of opportunities in other areas of activity expand. In addition to the undoubted benefits for each individual person, sport serves to unite people. “Oh sport, you are the world!” - once said the founder of the modern Olympic movement, Pierre de Coubertin, in his famous ode, dedicated to rapprochement and friendship between nations. Coubertin's poems emphasize the idea that sport is an alternative to addictions, with a phrase addressed directly to the sport: “You stand in the way of pernicious ailments that threaten people forever.”
A variety of opportunities makes sports accessible to every person, whatever their preferences. You can visit special clubs or sections, do gymnastics at home, participate in public competitions or
walk a lot
. In the summer - swimming, bicycle, roller skates, football, morning jogging. Cross-country or downhill skiing, snowboarding and skating, and just fun skating from the mountain on a sleigh or snowmobile, gives people a snowy winter. It doesn’t matter what kind of sport is preferred. The main thing is physical activity, fresh air, and a good mood will always be with you!