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Are Your Children Getting Enough Exercise Each Day?

Use our physical activity checker stopwatch tool to find out.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that kids 6 years and older get 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity​ on most days of the week. This can come from walking to and from school, for example, or a sports practice.

Active play such as hopscotch, jumping rope or a game of tag also can help keep kids healthy and fit. Active play comes naturally to kids and has many proven health benefits: better sleep​, improved mood, increased focus, healthy muscles and bones, fundamental strength and coordination development, relaxation, and building resilience building and social skills, to name a few.​

Are your children getting enough physical activity each day?

Our Physical Activity Checker is here to help! Start by entering your child's name. Type in the name of the activity, how long your child does the activity, and the intensity. Enter as many activities as you wish. The stopwatch will calculate the minutes for each activity and let you know when you hit 60 minutes. Add more family members and check their activities, too!

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Remember, any physical activity counts towards the goal of 60 minutes a day. But most of that time should be moderate to vigorous activity (activity that makes your heart beat faster, gets you breathing harder, or makes you sweat). Some activities in the week should be activities that build muscle, like climbing or jumping.​​

​Some kids may be reluctant to spend more time being physically active because it has not been part of their routine. We encourage you to focus on the play element of activity, to make it part of your family’s daily routine, and to make physical activity an enjoyable experience that your family does together.​

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