Get active with your kids
Physical activity is a crucial part of childhood: it helps
children develop strong bones and muscles, maintain a healthy
weight, and discover more about the world around them. And best of
all, it's great fun.
All children should be active for at least one hour a day. You
can help by encouraging your child to find activities they enjoy,
and by building physical activity into family life. For most
children, simply running around a park or playing in a playground
is a real joy.
One reason that physical activity in childhood is so important
is the maintenance of a healthy weight. If we don't address the
rising obesity epidemic, by 2050 half of British children will be
obese. On average, kids now spend four hours per day in front
of their TV or games console: that's time that could be spent
exercising outdoors, either with friends or the family.
But that's not the only reason. Physical activity is a part of
the way children discover the world, and themselves. It helps to
build strong muscles and healthy bones, and build self-confidence,
too.
Additional information can be found on the Fit Chance web site