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Download full textSummerfield, Liane M. – 1998
This Digest discusses the importance of and ways to foster activity and exercise in children. Following an introduction, the Digest is organized into four sections. The first section deals with the significant health benefits of physical activity, including: reduction in chronic disease risk; lowered risk of colon cancer; increase in bone density;…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exercise, Health Promotion, Health Related Fitness
