"We can say that 50 percent of the burden of obesitycan be contributed by having no leisure time physical activity."
VOA: standard.2010.08.10
The federal government is encouraging schools to make more time so children can participate in physical activity.
VOA: standard.2010.03.09
In fact, occupational sitting time is where the epidemiology of physicalactivity first began, writes one researcher in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
To provide children with a healthier start, local elected officials commit to helping early care and education program providers incorporate best practices for nutrition, physicalactivity and screen time into their programs.
To date approximately 2, 000 child care professionals and organizations have registered online to implement new criteria for nutrition, physicalactivity and limiting screen time.