The biggest risk is keeping kids indoors : 2015 ParticipACTION report card on physical activity for children and youth

Regular physical activity at light, moderate and vigorous intensities is associated with more favourable markers of cardiovascular and metabolic health (e.g., lower blood pressure, insulin levels and waist circumference).1,2 Typically, the more intense the activity, the greater the health benefit.2 In addition to the physical benefits, research shows a positive link between physical activity and a [...] LPA MVPA SLEEP SEDENTARY TIME ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth 10 INDICATORS ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth 11 BEHAVIOURS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO OVERALL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 9% of 5- to 17-year-olds in Canada (14% of 5- to 11- year-olds and 5% of 12- to 17-year-olds) meet the daily recommendation of at least 60 minutes of MVPA [...] The concept » 35% of 8- to 12-year-olds meet or exceed the minimum level extends beyond an individual’s physical abilities and includes one’s recommended for the motivation and confidence domain of motivation and confidence, and knowledge and understanding of physical literacy (2011-15 CAPL, HALO). [...] ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth 34 C+ School The benchmarks for this indicator relate to physical education and physical activity opportunities at school and in childcare settings, school policy and programming, and school infrastructure and programming. [...] In Some parents (11%) in Canada report a lack of accessibility (e.g., terms of real danger and associated risk in relation to crimes against distance to facilities and opportunities for physical activity) as a children and youth in Canada, the majority of physical and sexual barrier to their children being physically active.235 This differs by assaults are not committed by strangers but by someone