Longer bouts of exercise deter childhood obesity, new Queen's study confirms

Children who exercise in bouts of activity lasting five minutes or longer are less likely to become obese than those whose activity levels are more sporadic and typically last less than five minutes each, Queen?s University researchers have discovered.

Led by Kinesiology and Health Studies professor Ian Janssen, the new study supports Canada?s Physical Activity Guidelines for Children and Youth, which call for children to accumulate at least 90 minutes of  moderate-to-vigorous physical activity over the course of the day, in bouts of at least five to 10 minutes? duration. Until now there has been no scientific evidence to support the recommendation of sustained, rather than sporadic exercise. Click here for full article.