00.06.07 - Study finds children are too sedentary. Study finds children are too sedentary. In order to reduce their risk for diseases related to lack of exercise, American teenagers need to exercise more often. A study of the amount of exercise by adolescents found that they did not exercise as frequently as they should. Researchers said fewer required school physical education classes and excessive television use contributed to the low activity level.
Study finds children are too sedentary.
Determinants of adolescent physical activity and inactivity patterns. Full text for UCHC IP address at Highwire Press. The journal Pediatrics on the web.