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Article: YMCA Kids Top National Averages for Physical Activity Among Youth According to National YMCA Healthy Kids(R) Day Poll.
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- April 5, 2007
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Kids Engaged with YMCAs Indicate High Enjoyment of Physically Active Play and Play More Often Than Average U.S. Child
CHICAGO, April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- A national poll conducted by YMCA of the USA targeting 6- to 12-year-old children engaged with YMCAs nationwide indicates that "Y kids" not only have very positive attitudes about physical activity, but also are more physically active than the average child in the United States.
Among YMCA kids surveyed, half (50 percent) said they exercise, dance or actively play six or seven days a week; another one-third (32 percent) are active four or five days a week. An encouraging 81 percent of kids said they like ...