ABC News – Tegan Taylor
According to a study in this week’s Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, nine out of 10 Aussie teens aren’t doing enough physical activity. For kids aged 11 to 17 years old, exercise guidelines recommend at least an hour of physical activity a day. (This includes incidental movement, like walking to and from school or doing household chores, as well as formal exercise.) Not only is regular exercise vital for young people’s sleep and mental health, it brings a range of other health benefits such as preventing disease and protecting fertility.