Challenges of Parenting: If you think that getting children ready for school in the morning is just a routine task then you are wrong. Sports science experts have revealed something that will surprise you. According to one study, parents burn up to 3,000 calories persuading, pleading, sometimes yelling and running after their children to go to school. The surprising thing is that a person burns so many calories by running a marathon. Sometimes this figure can be even higher.

preparing children for a marathon

This study conducted under the supervision of the American College of Sports Medicine is unique in itself. Professor Olan Wyche, who led the study, said that preparing children for school is like running a marathon and then fighting an angry bear.

Pay attention to the number of children

How many calories you burn in a day also depends on the number of children. Professor Wyche says that if you have three or more children then you can burn up to 4000 calories. In such a situation, it is clear that this morning struggle is no less than a big gym session.

Study conducted on hundreds of families

In this research, the morning routine of more than 1,000 families was studied. In which it came to light how parents pick up their children for school, prepare them, dress them, collect tiffin and cards and remind them to drink water. During this time, both the patience and energy of the parents are severely tested. According to Professor Wyche, all this is similar to the training session of an athlete. Getting the kids out of bed, enduring the drama of their breakfast, and then scrambling to find shoes before the school bus leaves, all takes a toll on the body’s calories.

Like exercise for children too

This morning rush is as challenging for the parents as it is for the children. According to the study, children also burn some calories during this period. Especially when they kick the bed, cry or pretend to have a cold. However, this energy burn is not equal to that of the parents.

This is how parents should recover themselves.

Experts have advised parents that they can easily avoid this morning struggle. It is most important that parents take some rest after sending their children to school. Drink water and if you want, get a good massage. Because after burning so many calories, it is important to relax the body. Try to put children to sleep on time, so that they can wake up easily in the morning. Along with this, make some preparations for the morning at night itself.