The Austin American Standard – Nicole Villalpando
Parents of young kids, the amount of exercise your kids do matters for their heart health. That’s what a study published in the American Academy of Pediatrics’ June issue of “Pediatrics” found when it assessed 418 kids ages 3 to 5 for three years. The kids that had more exercise had improved heart-rate recovery after exercise and had a slower rate of hardening of the arteries than their peers who did not. Each child wore an activity monitor around their waist for a year and then were tested on their endurance levels and heart rates.