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Researchers study effects of exergaming on children

May 28, 2013

Levels of physical inactivity and obesity are very high in children, with fewer than 50 percent of primary school-aged boys and fewer than 28 percent of girls meeting the minimum levels of physical activity required to maintain health. Exergaming, using active console...
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Ten-year follow-up of physical activity among adolescents

April 17, 2013

In 2000, about 1,000 children aged 6-14 from southeast Sweden participated in an international study on physical activity, body constitution, and physical self-perception. The new study is a follow-up study on a sample of the 12-year-olds in the original study....
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Activity level is more important than caloric intake to prevent childhood obesity

March 27, 2013

Research recently published in U.S. News and World Report suggests that caloric intake plays a less significant factor in obesity than activity levels. The authors of the study hypothesize that the thinner children all participate in regular sessions of exercise, thereby increasing...
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New resources from Active Living Research highlight new research on physical activity and children

March 26, 2013

Active Living Research (ALR), a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has recently published three new research briefs that summarize the findings from research that focuses on children and physical activity. The research briefs include: Reaching the Goal...
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Exercise may help protect children from stress

March 14, 2013

By Jan Hoffman Physically active children generally report happier moods and fewer symptoms of depression than children who are less active. Now researchers may have found a reason: By one measure, exercise seems to help children cope with stress. Finnish...
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HHS releases follow-up report on increasing physical activity among U.S. youth

March 12, 2013

HHS releases follow-up report on increasing physical activity among U.S. youth On March 8, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a five-year follow-up report to the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. The Physical Activity...
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Heart healthy habits in childhood may prevent future disease

March 7, 2013

Teaching children heart healthy habits now can help protect them from heart disease when they're adults, an expert says. "The process of atherosclerosis, which is the hardening of the arteries and is known to cause heart attacks, strokes, and sudden...
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When kids exercise more, their grades might rise too

March 5, 2013

One key to better grades in the classroom may lie in the gym or on the playground, a new study finds. The research, to be published in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Pediatrics, found that elementary and middle...
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In many families, exercise is by appointment only

March 5, 2013

By Jane Greenhalgh and Patti Neighmond Most families know that their kids need to exercise. In a poll that NPR recently conducted with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health, practically all of the parents surveyed said...
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Michelle Obama announces program to help kids get recommended daily hour of physical activity

March 1, 2013

Feb. 28, 2013, Newser By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Imagine students learning their ABCs while dancing, or memorizing multiplication tables while doing jumping jacks? Some schools are using both methods of instruction and Michelle Obama would like to see more...
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