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June 27, 2022 | Healthy You | Exercise and Fitness | 5-2-1-0
Just 60 minutes of any kind of movement can do wonders for kids’ health.
The number one—in the 5-2-1-0 plan—represents the daily goal to physically move for at least one hour per day.
“It’s all part of helping kids remember how to start and stick with healthy daily practices,” according to Misty Carlson, MD, pediatric cardiologist at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield, Oregon. “This is an especially powerful habit as there are numerous benefits to any kind of physical activity.”
Here’s what exercise or moving more can do for children, according to the CDC:
Also according to the CDC, “it is important to provide young people opportunities and encouragement to participate in physical activities that are appropriate for their age, that are enjoyable, and that offer variety. Children and adolescents ages 6 through 17 years should do 60 minutes or more of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity daily.”
Following are different types of activity that benefit every age:
Strength training is best done little by little over time. And be sure to foster proper techniques so children don’t hurt themselves or get into bad habits that could put them at risk of injury.
Tips to help kids move for at least one hour a day:
Talk with your child’s pediatrician at the next office visit about strategies for making step-by-step changes that will stick.
This article is the fourth in a series about the 5-2-1-0 approach to promoting healthy habits.
The number one—in the 5-2-1-0 plan—represents the daily goal to physically move for at least one hour per day.
“It’s all part of helping kids remember how to start and stick with healthy daily practices,” according to Misty Carlson, MD, pediatric cardiologist at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield, Oregon. “This is an especially powerful habit as there are numerous benefits to any kind of physical activity.”
Here’s what exercise or moving more can do for children, according to the CDC:
Also according to the CDC, “it is important to provide young people opportunities and encouragement to participate in physical activities that are appropriate for their age, that are enjoyable, and that offer variety. Children and adolescents ages 6 through 17 years should do 60 minutes or more of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity daily.”
Following are different types of activity that benefit every age:
Strength training is best done little by little over time. And be sure to foster proper techniques so children don’t hurt themselves or get into bad habits that could put them at risk of injury.
Tips to help kids move for at least one hour a day:
Talk with your child’s pediatrician at the next office visit about strategies for making step-by-step changes that will stick.
This article is the fourth in a series about the 5-2-1-0 approach to promoting healthy habits.