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Children (5-12 years)Elementary school children should accumulate at least 30-60 minutes of age and developmentally appropriate physical activity on all, or most days of the week. An accumulation of more than 60 minutes, and up to several hours per day, of age and developmentally appropriate activities is encouraged for elementary school children. Given that children have demonstrated patterns of intermittent activity, accumulation of physical activity over the day seems a practical approach. Some of the child's activity each day should be in periods lasting 10-15 minutes or more that includes moderate to vigorous activity. Intermittent activity involves alternating bouts of moderate to vigorous activity with periods of rest and recovery. Extended periods of inactivity are discouraged for children. Sedentary behaviors such as watching television or videos, playing video games, and surfing the internet should be kept to a minimum (no more than 1 hour per day total). A variety of physical activities are recommended for children. As many of these activities as possible should take place in a safe outdoor environment.
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