Did you know? The Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines recommend that children and youth (age 5-17) get 60 minutes per day of moderate to vigorous physical activity? Source: CSEP Guidelines

Tips to increase physical activity:

• Count your steps! Gradually increase step count to avoid a sedentary lifestyle achieving >6,000 steps per day.
• Find fun activities you enjoy.
• Participate in gym class.
• Explore after school programming available in your community.
• When sitting for prolonged periods, make sure to take a quick movement break after every 30-60 minutes
• Take the stairs.
• Participate in physical activity with friends and family, consider taking a walk or going for a bike ride together.

For more information, please visit csepguidelines.ca/guidelines/children-youth/.

For more resources on healthy living or to learn more about TBRHSC’s Paediatric Healthy Living Program, please visit our website at https://bit.ly/Paediatric-Healthy-Living-Program