In its Guidelines for School and Community Health Programs to Promote Lifelong Physical Activity Among Young People, CDC makes comprehensive recommendations, aimed at encouraging physical activity for youngsters today as well as creating lifetime physical activity habits.
Physical activity is one of the keys to a lifetime of good health which all our kids deserve.
Physical activity helps control weight, reduces feelings of depression and anxiety, and promotes psychological well-being, Secretary Shalala said. The guidelines are meant to help create lifelong habits of activity for all young Americans. Competitive sports are great, but they're not for all kids. These guidelines will help get all our kids moving. The report, released in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report , states that although American young people are more active than adults, physical activity generally declines with age among children and adolescents.