Running Magazine – Sinead Mulhern
If your child is active for 60 minutes of the day, he or she is meeting Canada’s recommended minimum. For a young one to participate in moderate to vigorous activity for one hour of each day is to meet the standards introduced in the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth in 2016. While a suggested time block of physical exercise is well and good, these ideals differ from the reality. In truth, only 33 per cent of Canadian children meet this target. A report released by Statistics Canada late last month breaks down the exercise behaviours of Canada’s youngest citizens. Which best illustrate your young ones? (more)