Can high jumping increase height?

Every child basically grows taller every day, but many children are much shorter than their peers after they have passed the age of growth. Parents are very worried that their children’s bones will not be able to grow taller once they have formed, so they give their children calcium supplements and frogs. Some time ago, people were asking online whether high jumping can help you grow taller. After some investigation, I would like to talk to those parents about whether high jumping can help you grow taller.

Everyone knows that exercise can increase height, but I'm afraid many people can't clearly explain the principle behind it. During adulthood, the epiphyseal cartilage continues to proliferate and the bones continue to grow; after adulthood, the proliferation stops and the person no longer grows. Before the epiphyseal cartilage stops growing, regular and appropriate physical exercise can help stimulate the growth of the epiphyseal cartilage. Therefore, for teenagers, physical exercise is the most active and effective way to promote height growth.

Many people ask the question, what kind of exercise can help grow taller? According to personal age, gender, physical condition, etc., you should choose appropriate sports and do appropriate amount of exercise to promote the growth of lower limb bones and the growth and development of spinal bones. Generally speaking, the most effective exercises are jumping, running, high reach, free gymnastics, basketball, volleyball, swimming, skipping rope and pull-ups. Running, jumping, and weight-bearing exercises can mainly stretch muscles and ligaments and stimulate the proliferation of epiphyseal cartilage; pull-ups can stretch the spine, stretch it as far as possible, and promote the proliferation of spinal bones; when swimming, stretching the spine, squeezing the legs, and the buoyancy of water are very beneficial to the growth of spinal bones and limb bones.

For high-intensity sports, such as competitions or strength training with heavy weights, the intervals between each exercise should be longer, and the total exercise time should not be too long to avoid excessive fatigue; for low-intensity projects, such as slow walking, skipping rope, etc., the exercise time can be relatively extended to fully stimulate the muscles, joints and bones.

However, exercise is not a panacea for height increase, because height is affected by many factors, such as genes, diseases, nutrition, hormones, etc., so we need to do a good job in all aspects in order to increase height.

Therefore, relying solely on exercise to increase height is not particularly effective. It requires the influence of many factors to increase height. But if you want to grow taller, exercise is a must, and you must exercise regularly every day. Go outdoors and exercise once a week. We can also achieve the goal of increasing height by feeding our children foods that have nutritional value.