Parents should be the ones who take the lead and show their children how to be active, according to an expert.
Mera Syffer, a volunteer at the YMCA teaching aqua fitness, told the Times Colonist that youngsters have no one else to look up to when it comes to being healthy.
"We're not sit around people. If it's nice out on a Saturday afternoon, we'll play frisbee, go for a walk or take the baby to the park and everyone runs around. In the winter we still go for walks, we just bundle up. Or we play outside making snow forts," she stated.
Dr John Philpott, a paediatrician speaking to the source, said that parents need to establish some healthy rules early on regarding TV time, activities and meal time.
He suggested having a "silent Sunday", where there is no TV and children are encouraged to go out and exercise, which could lead to them being interested in summer camps.
Recently, the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry said that many physical and mental benefits can come from exercising outdoors.
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