Gymnastics for children from one and a half to three months of age

Up to two months, a child sleeps a lot - up to 22 hours a day. This means that he moves little. Therefore, the child needs to move. Physical exercises for babies will help with this, which should be done every day starting from one and a half months of the child's life. What kind of gymnastics for children is this and how to do it?

Benefits of Exercise

• Strengthens blood vessels and the heart
• Blood flow improves
• The functioning of internal organs, in particular the respiratory organs, improves
• The baby's motor skills are improved
• The child's nervous system is strengthened
• The baby's immunity is increased

Correct position when falling asleep

When a child sleeps, parents should make sure that he sleeps in the correct position. The legs are in the position that depends on the position of the body during sleep. If the child falls asleep in the side position, then the legs should be pulled up to the tummy (fetal position). To prevent the child from having posture problems and to ensure that his spine develops correctly, make sure that his arms are placed under his head during sleep and are not in an uncomfortable position. If the arms are under the head, then the body will automatically straighten out, the spine will be in the correct position.

For correct exercises and laying down of the child it is important to know that up to four months from the age of the baby may have hypertonicity of the legs and arms, especially in the area of their bend. In order to prevent the aggravation of hypertonicity, it is necessary to do exercises with the child that will relax the muscles of the arms and legs. It is best when exercises are combined with massage - this way you can achieve a greater effect. The main technique of such massage is stroking the arms, legs of the child and his body. This relaxes the tone of the baby's muscles well.

Parents need to know that all exercises should be done carefully and cautiously, and should not be done for more than 15 minutes at a time. If the exercise is difficult, it should be postponed and something more accessible to the baby should be done. It is even better when the mother talks to the baby while doing the exercise. This way the baby will be more relaxed and will feel much more comfortable.

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Exercise to strengthen the legs

You need to put the baby on his feet. To do an exercise to strengthen the arms and legs, you need to take the baby under the armpits and turn him to face away from you. Let his feet stand on the table or on the floor, if it is easy for you to sit on the floor. In general, the surface should be hard. The main thing in this exercise is for the child to lean on one leg and then on the other. Babies usually really like this exercise, and they do it with pleasure. To do this exercise correctly, you need to watch. So that the baby leans on the surface of the table with his entire leg, and not just touching it with his toes - then there will be no injuries or bruises. And the legs will be strengthened. It is important for parents at this moment to support the child in the air and in no case squeeze his weak ribs.

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Exercise to strengthen the abdominal muscles

This is a very important exercise that will help strengthen the abdominal muscles and thus make the internal organs healthier. You need to lay the child horizontally and put your hands under his back. You need to support the child's head with your fingers. The feet should rest on the stomach of the parent or masseur. Then the child should be smoothly lifted vertically and slowly lowered.

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Exercises to strengthen all muscle groups

This is an ideal exercise that is based on the unconditional reflex of crawling. This exercise strengthens all muscle groups, especially the abdominal muscles, arms and legs. The baby lifts his head, but his movements should not be abrupt - you need to make sure that they are smooth and careful, and control that the child does not fall. So, you need to spread the baby's knees apart, and his heels should be connected. You do not need to release the baby's legs. The palms should be placed under the feet - their back side - so that the big toes reach the heels.

The essence of the exercise is that the child tries to straighten his legs and crawl forward, but the legs are busy - they are in the mother's hands. To ensure that the child does not get bored with the exercise and has enough training, it should be repeated no more than four times.

We have described the basic exercises that are good to use to strengthen the muscles of a small child from one and a half months to three months. Gymnastics for a child of this age should be performed with great care in order to flexibly develop his muscular and skeletal system.