Every year respiratory viral infections progress, mutating over and over again and decreasing sensitivity to pharmacological drugs. Especially colds and complications from them are susceptible to children of preschool age.
Old infections in a new shell
In a modern environment, in the conditions of gassed air and nutrition with various additives, the immunity of babies weakens every year. There is no need to talk about autumn and spring outbreaks of diseases. Pneumonia or bronchitis, accompanied several years ago by high fever, cough, runny nose, is asymptomatic today. Doctors diagnose such acute diseases with difficulty, and, as a rule, it takes a lot of time until the infection is detected. By that time, she was hosting a small carrier with might and main, it was difficult to treat treatment, and the rehabilitation period until complete recovery was delayed for several months. A weakened child’s body is not able to restore health on its own, so urgent measures must be taken to strengthen it. Respiratory gymnastics for preschoolers, the purpose of which is to increase immunity and strengthen the body, as well as to prevent and reduce diseases, is a great way to help your child cope with them. Every year, more and more parents pay attention to complexes developed by specialists to fight viruses and infections.
Breathing exercises as a way to strengthen immunity
Respiratory gymnastics for preschoolers is, first of all, a set of exercises designed to develop the muscle group responsible for the breathing process. In addition, such exercises help the child saturate the brain with enough oxygen, which, in turn, will help improve the mental activity of the baby.
The secret is proper nasal breathing. After all, the nose serves as a kind of filter from the ingress of dust or other particles into the nasopharynx when inhaling air. When foreign microbodies enter, it immediately blocks them, enveloping with mucus. Subsequently, it dries, forming crusts (babies call them "goats").
For the correct passage of air through the nose, special breathing exercises for preschoolers are used, with the help of which the attention of the kids is focused on deep nasal breaths, and exhalations through the mouth. Moreover, in combination with breathing exercises, pronunciations of viscous vowels and hissing consonants are used when exhaling. It can be the sounds “a”, “sh”, “s” and others.
Health Benefits for Body and Intelligence
Respiratory gymnastics complexes for preschoolers are developed in various game and poetic forms. During the exercise, each cell in the body is filled with oxygen. Proper breathing simplifies the flow of oxygen to the brain, which means faster and more clear assimilation of the surrounding information. In addition, proper breathing begins to stimulate the work of the heart, restores the nervous system (for hyperactive children), even the digestive organs such exercises will help in the absorption of food.
To strengthen immunity and help in recovering from colds, bronchitis, pneumonia, as well as in the post-rehabilitation process, breathing exercises are used for preschool children Strelnikova. At the same time, the singer herself recommends this gymnastics not only to children, but also to adults. In addition, breathing exercises can develop vocal cords for singing. Krasikova I. S. offers very interesting exercises in his book “Respiratory Gymnastics for Children”. We will examine in more detail the methods of A. Strelnikova, since they show really impressive results.
Breathing exercises for preschoolers on the recommendations of Strelnikova
The methods of Mrs. Strelnikova are very unusual. Her system is based not on the general work of breathing “inhale-exhale”, but on the nature of the breaths and their quality. The exhalation of a singer is defined as the inevitable consequence of inhalation, which is formed by itself. Strelnikova put forward the hypothesis that when inhaling, the chest does not expand, but, on the contrary, contracts. Therefore, in the system there are inclinations, turns, arms around the chest.
The results of classes on Strelnikova can not go unnoticed. In addition to obvious improvements in combination with traditional medicine in the treatment of chronic diseases of the nose and throat, bronchi and lungs, noticeable positive results are noted in the fight against diabetes, heart disease, and ailments of the nervous system.
Three "whales" of respiratory gymnastics Strelnikova
Respiratory gymnastics for preschoolers begins with 3 basic exercises, which are performed by the “soldier step”. They are a kind of warm-up that prepares the respiratory system for the main complex.
Warm-up exercises
1. Exercise "Ladoshki." We become equal. Hands along the torso, while from the elbow they are raised up with the palms away from you. If you put your hands right, you get the pose “Surrender!” in a relaxed state. Then we breathe air through the nose and squeeze the fists tightly, as if trying to catch a bug. Only the hands come into motion, all other parts of the body should be motionless. Take four brief breaths (sniff) and exhale calmly through your nose or mouth. We take such breaths four times, then rest for 3-5 seconds. All you need to do 24 times four breaths. The total number of repetitions of this exercise will be 96 times.
2. Exercise "Donuts". The pose is the same as in Exercise 1, but the arms are not bent at the elbows and compressed into fists. We take a breath and open our fists, as if pushing some object away from us, and throwing it to the floor we exhale. We take 8 such breaths, rest for 3-5 seconds and repeat another 11 times.
3. Exercise "Pump". We stand straight, legs are slightly apart, hands hang freely along the body. We tilt the body slightly forward, the neck should not be strained, the head is freely lowered, the back is slightly rounded. When tilting, we breathe in slowly, while straightening we exhale. We take 8 breaths, as in the previous exercise, 12 repetitions.
In total, the main complex includes 14 exercises, which are desirable to do in three approaches. Breathing exercises for preschoolers after sleep in the morning before breakfast and evening before dinner are best suited. You can do it after eating, but not earlier than an hour later. Before going to bed, doing gymnastics is categorically not recommended, since it saturates the body with oxygen, which contributes to an additional charge of the body with energy.
Respiratory exercises in preschool
In kindergartens, breathing exercises are essential. They can be performed during morning exercises, in special classes with a speech therapist, during gymnastics after a quiet hour, on walks. There can be such breathing exercises for preschoolers in verses or with illustrations, which helps the child not only treat the respiratory system, but also develop memory and thinking.
When performing exercises, you should adhere to the following rules:
- inhalation is carried out only by the nose with a tightly closed mouth;
- shoulders do not rise;
- sharp and quick exhalations cannot be made;
- you can’t puff out your cheeks.
When performing breathing exercises, it is necessary to monitor the condition of children. With rapid breathing, blanching (redness) of the face, trembling and tingling of the hands and feet, the exercises should be stopped. Then you need to fold your palms together, bring it to your face and breathe deeply in them 2-3 times.
In kindergartens, a teacher and a speech therapist can practice breathing exercises for preschool children in pictures. With the help of funny rhymes, counters and images, it is easier for children to master incomprehensible movements, and if you study with light melodic music, then the exercises will bring not only tangible results for the immune system, but also improve the psychological state of the kids. At home, parents can also practice similar ways of presenting breathing exercises.
Some breathing exercises
1. Stand straight, feet shoulder width apart, arms at the waist. Hands rise up - inhale, tilt to the side - exhale, return to the starting position, without lowering hands - inhale, tilt to the other side - exhale. Return to starting position.
2. Stand straight. Wrap your arms around your shoulders (crosswise) and tilt your head slightly. Raise your hands to the maximum distance, trying to expand the shoulder blades as much as possible, raise your head and take a breath. Again, return to the starting position, relaxing your hands, and exhale.
So different breathing exercises
Many gymnastic exercises illustrate the pictures. Respiratory gymnastics for preschoolers is thus easier for children to perceive, according to pediatricians, speech therapists and psychologists. First of all, the mood of the parents is necessary for the child, and many children do not fully understand the movements and sounds that adults are trying to convey to them. When looking at bright colorful pictures, the child’s kind of “subconscious imagination” is connected, and he himself understands how to do this or that exercise really correctly.
Breathing exercises for hardening the lungs
There are also many exercises for hardening just the lungs. Here are a few of them:
1. One nostril closes with a finger, the second child breathes for 4-6 seconds per nostril. Only 10 breaths are taken for each, alternately closing either one nasal passage or the second. It turns out this way: they closed one nostril, inhaled, exhaled, changed the nostril, inhaled, exhaled. And so on 10 times.
2. The child takes a breath, slightly covering the wings of the nose with his fingers. Then he slowly exhales air, while tapping his nose so that the air comes out jerky. It is worth making 10 approaches.
3. The baby takes a deep breath, taps his nose with his fingers on the exhale, as in exercise 2, and loudly pronounces the syllables “ba-bo-boo”, “ba-boo-boo”.
Breathing exercises in verses
Breathing exercises for preschoolers in verse is not only fascinating, but also useful. Most often, rhymes are enclosed in vivid pictures. Thus, the baby not only hears, but also learns to visualize the process of doing exercises. Below are a few verses for breathing exercises:
1. Inhale the pine aroma (take a deep breath, as if it smells something delicious)
And hold my breath (hold your breath)
And now we exhale (exhalation occurs with a stretching sound “a”),
Rest, rest. (break 10 seconds)
The exercise is repeated 3-4 times.
2. Something tickles us there (4-5 small sharp breaths are taken),
I want to sneeze all of us! (sharp exhalation, simulating sneezing, leaning forward)
"A-ah-apchih!"
The exercise is repeated 3-4 times.
Each mother and teacher, who has a sense of rhythm, can write several exercises on her own in verses, based on basic knowledge on the application of breathing exercises.