Active parents equals active kids…
by isaa
A cohort study published in the British Medical Journal has found that if parents are physically active during their child’s earliest years, it may have a slight effect on how active that child is later on in their life.
These findings were based on a week-long study of the physical activity levels of nearly 5,500 11-12 year olds. The researchers then compared the results of those findings against other factors such as their mother’s physical activity levels when they were pregnant with them, to their parents’ activity levels when they were 21 months old.
The researchers suggested that future studies should reassess these links when studying children in their teenage years when their levels of physical activity tend to decline, especially in girls.
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