Canada’s youth are dangerously lazy

Report finds sedentary living common among teens

A study released by StatsCan shows that Canadians simply aren’t moving enough to be healthy. According to the Canadian Health Measures Survey, which looked at physical activity habits of 2,800 adults and 1,600 children, showed that only 15 per cent of adults moved enough to benefit from being healthy. Only seven per cent of 5 to 17-year olds were active enough to be healthy. On average, the amount of time spent inactive was 9.5 hours a day for adults and 8.6 hours a day for children and youth. However, the average amount of time increased among youth aged 15 to 19 to nine hours a day, or about 65 per cent of their waking hours. The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology recommends at least 60 minutes of daily activity for youth aged five to 17, and 150 minutes weekly for adults.

Well I sleep about 8 hours each day. So I better cut down on that shit.

Couldn't find the story from CTV, but there were some concerning statistics regarding the matter. Basically most children don't get the necessary exercise daily, they are XX hours watching TV/PC.

It is not really surprising really. It is modern society. We've traded in our disco skates for call of duty. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing either.

I'm just concerned with the overall psychology of the children we raise up today, along with their physical attributes. I still remember that article about Canadian obesity, and how the rate is increasing.