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Put down the phone, pick up your feet: The importance of physical activity for young people
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent behavior letter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7575
pISSN - 1058-1073
DOI - 10.1002/cbl.30228
Subject(s) - phone , physical activity , psychology , applied psychology , physical therapy , medicine , philosophy , linguistics
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends at least an hour of moderate to vigorous physical activity a day for children and youth aged 5 to 17. Any amount over that adds additional health benefits. And most of the activity should be aerobic.