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Children should only be allowed two hours
screen time a day, doctors warn
• They are 'increasingly concerned'
about children being too inactive
• Those who spend hours playing games,
surfing internet and watching TV risk developing
diabetes, cancer and heart disease
Millions
of parents are putting their children at
risk of cancer because they let them spend
too long sitting – either watching
TV, playing computer games or surfing the
internet.
Doctors
have today delivered a stark warning that
a generation of youngsters is also at risk
of obesity, heart disease and diabetes
because of their sedentary lifestyles.
Even more
worrying is that children who do exercise
regularly are still at risk, because long
periods of inactivity could still lead to
obesity.
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SO
HOW MUCH EXERCISE SHOULD CHILDREN BE DOING?
Physical
activity recommendations for people in the
UK were updated in July 2011, as follows:
UNDER
5'S: After beginning to walk, under
fives should be physically active for at
least 180 minutes per day
AGE
5-18: At least 60 minutes of moderate
to vigorous physical activity per day. Vigorous
intensity activities that strengthen muscle
and bone - e.g. impact exercise such as
running/netball/dancing/skipping - should
be carried out on at least three days a
week
ADULTS
19+: At least 150 minutes of moderate
intensity physical activity over a week,
in bouts of 10 minutes or more. Physical
activity to improve muscle strength should
be carried out on at least two days per
week.
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