Unsplash: Vince FlemingYou might think of Aussie kids as being beach-going, cricket-and-netball-playing, super-fit youngsters, but in fact, when it comes to our teens' physical activity levels, we rank 140th out of 146 countries.Nine out of 10 Australian teens don't get the recommended hour a day of physical activityFamilies, schools, communities and governments all have a role to play, nine out of 10 Aussie teens aren't doing enough physical activity.
Across all age groups, only a fraction of Australians are getting the recommended amount of physical activity, with teens being the group least likely to move as much as they're meant to. "Kids actually love the independence of being allowed to get themselves from one place to the other," she said.While parents and schools can encourage active commuting, the responsibility doesn't lie solely with them.
I've always found a cattle prod delightfully effective?
Schoolies week will do it - they seem to getting all kinds of cardio work-outs up there on the Gold Coast!
Going to the beach in jeans doesn’t seem like a good start.
🙄 The Tide pod eating generation.
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