Social Ties Move Kids to Exercise

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Social Ties Move Kids to Exercise

MedPage Today – Kids tend to imitate their friends, even when it comes to exercise, according to findings of a social network study that may have implications for fighting childhood obesity. The biggest influence on how much moderate-to-vigorous activity 5- to 12-year-olds got in an after-school program was how much activity their immediate friends got, Sabina B. Gesell, PhD, of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., and colleagues found. Read article

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