How Fit Are Young Teens?
A new study finds that just 1 in 4 young teens meet U.S. fitness guidelines.
A new study finds that most kids ages 12 to 15 aren’t getting enough physical activity. Results based around 800 kids. U.S. fitness guidelines recommend an hour or more of physical activity every day. Few kids in the survey met the guidelines for physical activity that raises the heart rate and makes you breathe harder. Also The study found that obese teens were less active than normal-weight girls and boys. Tala fakhouri who was the lead author of the study, She also said the results provide useful information to help with fitness campaigns such as Let’s Move, which was launched by First Lady Michelle Obama in 2010.Pont said research suggests kids who get physical education at school may get better grades.