While the benefits of fitness for children are clear, physical activities should be done in a safe and fun way.
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You may have heard lifting weights stunts children’s growth and leads to injuries – but this isn’t the case.
Youth physical inactivity was already a problem before COVID-19, but it doesn’t have to stay that way.
Why we should free children from the deadening tyranny of being driven everywhere.
Afternoon breaks are being cut in UK schools but simply making this time more meaningful could have better benefits for children.
Encouraging your baby to be active can improve their health in other areas too.
A new study reports that school-based physical activity interventions are ineffective in improving young people’s activity levels. But we just need to think outside the box if we want them to work.
Dog walking has health benefits for children - but it’s not a straightforward fitness boost.
We asked teenagers what they need to get, and stay, active.
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Professor in Public Health Data Science, Swansea University
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Research Officer at Medical School, Swansea University
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Lecturer in Education, Swansea University
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Professor of Physical Activity and Public Health Science, University of Strathclyde
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Researcher in Child Health and Well-being, Swansea University
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Professor of Pediatrics in the Faculty of Medicine and Senior Scientist at the CHEO Research Institute, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor of Physical Education, University of South Carolina
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Lecturer in Exercise Science, Adelaide University
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Lecturer in Exercise and Sport Science, Adelaide University
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Professor of Exercise and Sport Science, Adelaide University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, UNSW
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Chair in Paediatric Exercise Science, Swansea University
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Research Fellow, Allied Health & Human Performance, Adelaide University
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Professor in eHealth (AI for Healthcare & Medicine ), University of Plymouth