Sporadic play activity as beneficial to child health as continuous bouts of exercise

Monday, May 11, 2009 - 12:00 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...

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