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July 15, 2008, 5:17 pm
New York Times
Tara Parker-Pope on Health
Anyone who has been around young children knows they often are bundles of energy. But new research shows that all the energy starts to disappear as kids age. Even the most active children experience dramatic declines in physical activity as they hit the teen years.
The data are from a fascinating new study published today in The Journal of the American Medical Association. Kids in the study wore accelerometers, devices that monitor movement. Nine-year-olds moved a lot — the devices recorded about three hours a day of moderate to vigorous activity. But things changed dramatically when kids hit the teen years. By age 15, teens were only moving an average of 49 minutes daily and 35 minutes on weekends.
To learn more, click here to read my story on the recent findings.
And what about your kids? Have you noticed big changes in your child’s activity levels? Post your comments below.
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