The CDC released a report of a nationwide survey of more than 11,000 high school students across the country, finding that only 15 percent get the minimum of 60 minutes per day of aerobic activity that meets the goals outlined in the government’s Healthy People 2020.The strategy is part of a national health promotion and disease prevention plan put forward by the federal government.
In addition, the survey also found that a “little more than half the teens hit the goal for muscle-building activity, but only 12 percent met the standard for both aerobic and muscle-building exercise.
If you’d like tips on getting your family up and moving a bit more, or on  how to treat or prevent obesity in your family, you may want to pick up a copy of my book, SuperSized Kids: How to protect your child from the obesity threat. While supplies last, I have the softcover and hardcover on sale at my on-line book store.