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More Canadian kids need to be
' physically literate' to set them up
for life: study
THE CANADIAN PRESS Updated: October 2, 2018
OTTAWA — A study of more than 10,000 Canadian
children shows that only about a third have
achieved an acceptable level of what's called
"physical literacy."
Physical literacy goes beyond fitness to include the motivation, confidence
and knowledge to engage in physical activities that can help them
throughout life.
It also involves basic movement skills such as throwing, catching, running,
kicking, and jumping.
Dr. Mark Tremblay, senior scientist at the CHEO Research Institute in
Ottawa, says the research provides evidence that Canadian children aged
eight to 12 are not meeting the standards of physical literacy.
For example, Tremblay says boys and girls across Canada have aerobic
fitness levels at the 30th percentile of global norms and only 20 per cent are
meeting physical activity guidelines.
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The 2014 to 2017 study looked at children from 11 cities across Canada and
was led by the Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group at the
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, or CHEO.
The Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy was published Tuesday as a
supplement in the journal BMC Public Health.
"We hear about increasing obesity rates in kids, falling rates of physical
activity and more time spent in front of screens," said Tremblay. "Physical
literacy looks at different domains in children to give a better overall picture
of children's healthy active living and future health.
"Physically literate children are more active and healthy children, which sets
them up for life."
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