19-06-2017 21:41 via montrealgazette.com

Opinion: Exergaming is kids' screen time parents can feel good about

This oped is part of a series by participants in the Concordia Public Scholars program, a partnership between Concordia University and the Montreal Gazette. 
In terms of health damage, sitting is the new smoking. Youth are spending an average of 8.6 hours per day, or 62 per cent of their waking hours, being sedentary. Even if a child is physically active for an hour a day, increased sitting is associated with obesity, as well as increased fat mass, higher body mass index (BMI) and decreased
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