Less Sitting, More Running Around for Kids

Too many people don’t get enough exercise. Adults might be a lost cause, but it’s too soon to give up on kids.

Young adults need to get moving!

However, it’s pretty hard to pry kids away from video games and the internet.

But a new report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition makes a good case for getting kids to be more active.

In the study, vigorous physical activity among children was linked to fat mass.

Scientists found every 6.5 minutes a child spent playing ball, bicycling, or running, was associated with 1.32 centimeter drop in waist size.

For the research, boys got 30 minutes of activity and girls 22 minutes, but this isn’t a set rule or standard.

Experts suggest exercise be both vigorous and moderate.

But the National Football League likes 60 minutes. Play 60 is the NFL’s campaign to get children to play for 60 minutes everyday.

Via Reuters.

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