Moving
Moving
- Strong muscles and bones (musculoskeletal fitness)
- Strong healthy hearts (cardiorespiratory fitness)
- A healthy body weight
- A switched on brain (more able to concentrate, remember and persevere)
- A greater sense of wellbeing (feeling good and functioning well)
- Health problems in the future (such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes),
- Mental health problems
Children aged 5 to 12 year (equal to or more than) 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity/day.
Aerobic activity (equal to or more than) 3 days/week
Bone strengthening activity (equal to or more than) 3 days per week
World Health Organisation, 2004
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/fs-5-12years accessed 15 August 2017.
Including a variety of aerobic activity and additionally activity to strengthen muscle and bone at least 3 days per week.