How to grow to your MAX potential height (for teenagers)

Teenagers go through puberty.Show more

It is also during this phase that they experience many changes in their developing bodies.

There’s no specific time frame in which kids hit puberty-related growth spurts.

Still, if we go by the general rule, most girls have a growth spurt between the age of 10 and 14 while boys continue to grow until they’re around 16.

Every teen wants to be taller and stronger.

Thankfully, lots of lifestyle changes can make them grow taller naturally and in the best way possible.

Before your height hits its limit, some factors might help you grow to your maximum potential height.

After puberty, you can only influence how tall you look.

Let’s take a look at the ways you can maximize your growth while you’re still a teen.

All of these are completely natural such as exercising and proper nutrition, which will be discussed further in this video so stay tuned.

Exercise and yoga regime
Several exercises are designed to facilitate height gain.

Such exercises stretch out the limbs and body tissues.

The common exercises that can help increase your height are skipping or climbing.

Also, sports like swimming and tennis have been shown to help grow taller.

You might also consider doing yoga asanas as these are highly effective for height gain.

Enough sleep and rest
Proper sleep patterns determine the body’s growth.

It’s during sleep and recovery that the body regenerates its tissues to grow and repair.

This is why moms always nag their kids to sleep early as it’s necessary to get 8-10 hours of sleep every day, particularly for teens.
Also, proper hormonal secretion is supported by rest and adequate sleep, which then leads back to height and growth.

Balanced and proper meals
Proper nutrition plays a major role in the body’s growth pattern and height gain.

Ever wondered why malnourished children are so tiny?

That’s because malnutrition stunts growth.

Thus, a balanced diet is very crucial for adequate nutrition.

For example, your meal should be rich in phosphorus, zinc, and manganese to support growth.

It should also have lots of proteins as these are the building blocks of the body.

Avoid growth inhibitors
Growth inhibitors like drinking and smoking while you’re still a teen can cause stunted growth.

Hence, you must avoid them at all costs if you want to grow taller.

Also, the use of narcotics and antibiotics can inhibit and stunt growth.

Good posture
Slouching makes you look smaller.

By practicing good posture, it helps align your body’s structure so it grows taller.

Slumping and slouching stunt height gain, so you must avoid them.

Maintain ideal body weight
If malnutrition can cause stunted growth then so does obesity.

For you to grow in height, it’s essential to maintain ideal body weight.

Again, this leads us back to the importance of eating healthy meals and food.

Remember what you eat reflects on your body.

Thus, to maintain a healthy body weight, just make sure to do all those things mentioned previously.

Hope you learned a lot from our video.

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