Sporadic play activity as beneficial to child health as continuous bouts of exercise, study suggests
Monday, May 11, 2009 - 10:14
in Health & Medicine
New research suggests for the first time that frequent bouts of sporadic activity could be just as beneficial to children's health as longer exercise sessions. A team from the University of Exeter measured the frequency, intensity and duration of bouts of physical activity in a group of children and analysed the results against a number of health indicators.