The Older Kids Get, The Less They Move [news]
Every parent knows that overscheduling kids is a no-no. Not only is it exhausting for parents, who must cart those little people from place to place, but kids need time to relax. Or do they?
A
new study in Pediatrics finds that children exercise less as they get
older. In one year, British researchers saw exercise levels fall by 4.6%
in a group of 9- to 10-year-olds. Girls were more sedentary than boys,
as were wealthier kids and those with more body fat. Vacations and
weekends — two full days just waiting to be filled with old-fashioned,
pick-up basketball games and bike rides with friends — were the worst
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