Jump around kids!
The Government’s new physical activity guidelines for the early
years, children and young people were issued on 11 July.
They highlight the importance of minimising
the time that babies and children spend being sedentary, in order
to promote healthy lifestyles and development.
For babies, physical activity should be
encouraged from birth, particularly through floor-based play and
water-based activities, whilst toddlers should be physically active
daily for at least three hours, spread throughout the day.
Children over 5 and young people should undertake physical activity
for at least 50 minutes and up to several hours every day.
If you want to read more about this, NCMA has
summarised the key
information in the Government’s guidelines. You can also take a
look at some of the media
coverage of the guidelines.
Page last updated:
7/19/2011