ParticipACTION Report Card gives a D+
A UBC Okanagan professor, who is a member of the 2018 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth team, is highlighting how important the findings are.
Released today, the report card gives Canadian kids a score of D+ for overall physical activity.
Associate Professor Ali McManus says this grade is particularly alarming considering that this year’s report card also highlights important connections between physical activity and kids’ brain health. McManus, who teaches in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences, answers some questions about why getting our kids active is vital for many different reasons.
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