KIN 122 Lecture 4: KIN 122 Notes - Sept. 20
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Kin 122 the public health problem of physical inactivity. Only 14% of children aged 5-11 years and 5% of youth aged 12-17 years meet the. Only 15% of adults meet the canadian physical activity guidelines. Canada has been ranked as the second laziest nation in the world www. csep. ca/en/guidelines movement guidelines for adults and youth. Infants (less than 1 year) should be physically active several times/day: examples: tummy time, reaching for toys, interactive floor-based play, crawling. Toddlers (1-2 years) and pre-schoolers (3-4 years) should accumulate 180 minutes of physical activity/day (at any intensity: examples: playing outside, crawling, dancing, hopping, jumping, skipping. Children (5-11 years) and youth (12-17 years: at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity daily, vigorous-intensity activities at least 3 days/week, activities that strengthen muscle and bone at least 3 days/week. Older adults (65+ years: at least 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity/week, those with poor mobility should choose activities to enhance balance and prevent falls.
