‘Get children playing outdoors’ to improve academic success

A True Open Forum; Share/Discuss whatever you like
User avatar
Edge Guerrero
Posts: 8287
Joined: Tue Oct 22, 2013 7:14 am
Reputation: 3064
Location: Smackdown Hotel at "the corner of Know Your Role Blvd

‘Get children playing outdoors’ to improve academic success

Postby Edge Guerrero » Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:34 am

Date: June 21, 2016
Source: University of Strathclyde

Summary: Campaigns to promote physical activity and reduce obesity among children should focus more on active outdoor play, according to a new study.

Image

The Active Healthy Kids Scotland Report Card 2016 has found that children's physical activity levels are continuing to fall well short of recommended levels.

By contrast, they are still spending far more than the recommended maximum of two hours' free time a day in front of screens.

The researchers have proposed that strategies to promote physical activity and reduce screen time should place a higher emphasis on playing actively outdoors, something children could potentially do 365 days a year.

The 2016 Report Card, entitled Unplug & Play, has been produced by the University of Strathclyde with the University of Aberdeen.

Image

Professor John Reilly, of Strathclyde's School of Psychological Sciences and Health, led the study. He said: "The amount of time children spend in front of screens has had an impact on their wellbeing for many years. The popularity of computer games and the emergence of the internet, smartphones, and social media have contributed further to this problem.

"Physical activity among children in Scotland is below the levels they require, not only for short- and long-term health and wellbeing but also for their academic attainment. In fact, the time they spend at screens -- far more than is recommended -- is harmful to their health and academic attainment.

"There are a number of promising policies in place in Scotland to deal with this problem but we propose a new focus on active and outdoor play. Past and current public health strategies have been very much built around the school day, on commuting to school, break time and PE lessons but, while these are important approaches, they do not take account of all the time children spend outside school (at least 160 days a year)-children should be playing outdoors more often.

"Play benefits children in helping them to develop socially and emotionally, so promoting active outdoor play would have many benefits in addition to improving physical activity, improving academic attainment, and reducing obesity."

The Active Healthy Kids Scotland Report Card 2016 has been funded by The Robertson Trust and Inspiring Scotland.

Source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160621095541.htm
- I rent this space for advertising

Don't be selfish, preserve this world for the next generations.

I'll never long for what might have been
Regret won't waste my life again
I won't look back I'll fight to remain

User avatar
Masato
Site Admin
Posts: 18304
Joined: Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:16 pm
Reputation: 8227

Postby Masato » Thu Jun 30, 2016 10:57 am

I agree.

I grew up with tons of outdoor experience, and am working hard to instill this in my kids in the days of ipads and internet. Its not easy

Check this cool video:





User avatar
Edge Guerrero
Posts: 8287
Joined: Tue Oct 22, 2013 7:14 am
Reputation: 3064
Location: Smackdown Hotel at "the corner of Know Your Role Blvd

Postby Edge Guerrero » Thu Jun 30, 2016 11:24 am

Masato wrote:I agree.

I grew up with tons of outdoor experience, and am working hard to instill this in my kids in the days of ipads and internet. Its not easy

Check this cool video:



- Used to watch Ninja movies or Rambo and go play on the backyard.
Maybe the world is more dangerous now?
- I rent this space for advertising

Don't be selfish, preserve this world for the next generations.

I'll never long for what might have been
Regret won't waste my life again
I won't look back I'll fight to remain

User avatar
robbstar
Posts: 374
Joined: Tue Sep 22, 2015 3:39 am
Reputation: 553

Postby robbstar » Fri Jul 29, 2016 10:52 am

Hell yeah. Great for everything especially the immune system :)


Return to “Anarchy Zone”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 142 guests