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Friend Groups May Encourage Kids To Be More Active
yahoo.com 3 days, 1 hour agoNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids in after-school programs often increase their own physical activity if they make friends who run and jump around more than they do, a new study from Tennessee has found. Though not completely surprising, that findi...
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Peer Selection After School Can Increase Activity, Reduce Childhood Obesity - Vanderbilt University News
google.com 2 days, 15 hours agoGlobe and Mail Peer selection after school can increase activity, reduce childhood obesity Vanderbilt University News Another tool in the battle against childhood obesity may be careful selection of who a child plays with after school. Vanderbilt's Sabina Gesell, Ph.D., research assistant professor of Pediatrics, is first author of a study published in the online ... Kids more likely to be active if their friends are The Upside of Peer Pressure: Social Networks Help Kids Exercise More Play time too limited


















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