In the pre-video game era children watched TV for much shorter periods of time than they do today. Today's children and adolescents are glued to the TV playing their X-Box, Wii and PlayStations and watching their favourite TV shows for hours at a time. The unfortunate outcome of this addiction to the TV is the fat that builds up on these children. Their inactivity has caused this generation of children and adolescents to be so out of shape and fat that they have a shorter lifespan than their parents.
It has been proven that regular physical activity in children and adolescents promotes a healthy body weight and body composition. If you are a parent or guardian make sure that your children and adolescents get out there and exercise. Staying tuned to a TV screen will harm their physical fitness and stunt their social skills.
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