In a study that included 807 children, aged nine or ten, researchers found that although a third of the boys and girls in the study exercised an average of 60 minutes per day, only 3% did so every day. Researcher Dr. Lisa Price notes, “We don’t know whether averaging 60 minutes a day will be different in terms of health outcomes compared to 60 minutes daily—more research is needed to look into this… We do know that most children aren’t doing enough physical activity, and that this has consequences not just in childhood but in adulthood too.”

Journal of Physical Activity and Health, November 2018