Canadians are dropping the ball when it comes to ensuring their kids are getting enough exercise.
issued by the non-profit organization ParticipACTION is giving kids across the country a "D" letter grade for overall physical activity.For kids aged five to 17, that’s an accumulation of at least 60 minutes per day of moderate to vigorous physical activity.
The 2022 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth attributes much of the decline was due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "People may not be participating for the same reasons that they were participating pre-COVID and so looking at those reasons, why are or why people participating," said Nadine Van Wyk, assistant professor in the department of health and physical education at Mount Royal University.
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