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More specifically, just 20-28% of kids ages 6 to 17 meet the 60 minutes of daily physical activity guideline set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Since the pandemic, children’s physical activity has become ever more structured. It now mostly happens in after-school or sports clubs, while informal, child-led play continues to decline.