Summary: A new study finds that most kids ages 12 to 15 aren’t getting enough physical activity. They tested about 800 kids. As the study, the kids had to track and report on their own activity levels, and took physical exams. Not many kids met the goal or standard. This means that the heart rate of a young child is going to go when working out. About 25% of kids say they did about one hour of physical activity a day. Kids also reported which activities they did most often outside of school gym class, like basketball for boys and running for girls. This study found that obese teens were less active than the average teen. Overweight girls were slightly less active than normal weight girls, but the levels were similar among overweight and normal weight boys. This study overall shows that the obesity rate for children aged 2 to 19 is 17%, or about 12.5 million kids.
Connection To Health: This article can connect to health because we have been talking about physical fitness and getting some more fitness everyday. We also spent time reviewing the obesity rates and how much it has risen in America for the last past 25 years. I feel that this is a serious problem that needs to be looked at in greater detail before it becomes a bigger issue
Question: How many hours of fitness do you get everyday? What fitness do you do? If you dont get any type of fitness, what sport looks fun? From a 1-10 how fit are you?
We may not want to rate ourselves on our fitness levels - but be able to say what we can do to improve.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure I'm more fit than how I use to be in 8th grade. I do 2 hours of cheerleading 3 days a week plus the friday games.
ReplyDeleteNormally, I will get about 2 hours of exercise a day. Weekly, 12-14 hours of exercise over the course of 5 or 6 days. Football is the majority of my exercise, but P.E. also contributes 2-3 hours weekly. To improve my fitness I could have more intense workouts.
ReplyDeleteThis worries me about the future America. What will the rates be then?
ReplyDeleteI get about 2 hours of fitness everyday including weekends. The fitness that I do is regular swimming like swimming for fun and competitive swimming. I think that on a scale of 1 to 10 I am a 9.
ReplyDeleteI get about 3-4 hours of fitness per day with football and other sports. I regularly will run and workout for 2 hours during football everyday. I think that on a scale of 1 to 10 I am a 8.
ReplyDeleteI do gymnastics, and I train 26 hours a week. I get around 4 - 4.5 hours each day, 6 times a week. Most of my training is strength, cardio, and flexibility. I could improve by stretching more and conditioning outside of practice.
ReplyDeleteI usually get 2 hours of fitness everyday because i play basketball and i run a lot to build stamina. I'm not as in shape as i used to be in 8th grade right now but i rate myself an 8.
ReplyDeleteI get around 1 hour of fitness every weekday and 2-3 hours per day on the weekends. I do many different forms of exercise, including running, football, basketball, karate, etc.
ReplyDeleteI get around 2 hours of exercise on weekdays and on weekdays I get about 5 hours. My exercises include basketball, tennis, running, soccer and jumping rope( for training in tennis)
ReplyDeleteI do gymnastics and I get about 25 hours of exercise a week. I do 21.5 hours of gymnastics and about 3.5 from PE. My exercise includes conditioning, stretching and the practice of all 4 events. I think I can improve on my flexibility.
ReplyDeleteI get around 1 hour of physical activity a day. Part of it is at school, we do a lot of activities in P.E. that help keep us healthy and outside of school I do dance. Although I wish I played a sport like soccer or basketball. In order to improve I will start making healthier eating choices and consider trying out for a sports team.
ReplyDeleteI get at least 4-5 hours of physical activities. One of those hours are for P.E, and 2 hours for basketballš after school. Then the rest of my hours goes towards weight lifting. On a scale from 1-10 i think that my fitness level is at 6.
ReplyDeleteI get about 19 hours of exercise per week. I play football so I get about 3-4 hours of exercise everyday and exercise at my house. I also participate in PE. On a 1-10 scale of how fit I am, I think I'm about a 7.
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