Adolescent health

One of the fastest growing body systems in adolescents is cardiovascular. In the period from 10 to 16 years, the weight of the heartdoubles, and volume - in 2,4. The myocardium (cardiac muscle) becomes more powerful and begins to throw more blood into the vessels when contracting, accordingly the heart rate in adolescents decreases and by the age of 18 it becomes the same as in adults.

But the problem is that the development of the cardiovascular system may not keep pace with the overall rate of development rapidly growing body, and the mass of the heartincreases slower than body weight. In such cases, adolescents can complain of rapid fatigue with physical exertion, weakness, a tendency to fainting.

Often in such cases, parents, worrying abouthealth of adolescents, try to protect them from physical exertion in order to "cherish the heart". That only leads to undesirable results. In order to "synchronize" the overall development and development of the cardiovascular system, we need systematic feasible physical activity. If a teenager stops playing sports, heart problems can worsen.

At all, the lack of physical exertion has a very negative effect on the health of adolescents. Unfortunately, now the typical teenager is bigpart of the day is held in a state of immobility (complete or relative) due to the high load in the school. But for a normal development, a teenager needs not only mental, but also physical loads, and even school physical education classes are usually unable to compensate for the lack of motor activity.

Therefore, if parents want the health of adolescents to be at the proper level, you need to monitor that they are engaged in physical culture and sports. But it is necessary correctly choose the program of lessons (best if the child is engaged in a sports section with an experienced trainer): too intense loads are harmful, and insufficiently intensive - at best, are useless.

Affects adolescent health and restructuring of the endocrine system. Many believe that "hormones are raging" isan excuse, invented in order to justify "difficult teenagers". Yes, not all manifestations of the teenage crisis can be attributed to hormonal storms - but in many cases they are the ones to blame. Sometimes the emotional instability inherent in adolescents and teenage complexes lead to the development of such serious mental illnesses as depression, anorexia and bulimia. So it is very important to take care not only of the physical, but also of the mental health of adolescents.

Well, you can not underestimate the impact on adolescent health bad habits. Of course, not all teenagers startsmoking, drinking or, God forbid, taking drugs. But some young men and women try to prove their adulthood in this way, and for a growing organism bad habits are even more dangerous than for the one already formed. Add here these "bonuses", applied to early puberty, like teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, which undermine the health of adolescents. Of course, this is more an exception than the rule, but it can not be denied that about 11% of all births in the world fall on girls aged 15 to 19 (according to WHO).

Adolescent health is a "painful topic". Now, probably, it is impossible to find a fully healthy teenager: Whom you take, he will have problems with eithermental, or with physical health. Even if they are insignificant, they will. But in the power of parents to reduce these problems to a minimum. Many problems with mental health can be prevented, as well as the formation of bad habits, if you give the teenager enough attention - despite his demonstrative craving for independence, he needs unobtrusive support from his parents.

Perhaps, not in our power to improve the environmentalsituation and reduce the school burden - but this does not mean that we can not at all help a child experiencing such a difficult teenage age.