The amount of exercise of adolescents decreases after they enter high school. On LINDA.nl APH researcher Mai Chin A Paw explains why it is so important for young people to move daily.

On LINDA.nl APH researcher Mai Chin A Paw (professor of Social Medicine, in particular Child Health & Care at Amsterdam UMC) gives five tips (in Dutch) to improve the daily movement frequence of young people. “Movement leads to a happier life, you’ll get fit, your bone strength will increase, your social contacts will increase and you’ll sleep better”.

A recently published article revealed that the motor system of primary school children has decreased over the last years. Sports can help to increase the development in this period.

Read the full article in Frontiers.