Take online survey on new physical activity guidelines for kids in the early years

We’re encouraging members in kidSKAN to fill out a survey on new physical activity/sedentary behaviour guidelines for children aged 0-4 that are being developed by the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP).

New Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines for older children were released in January 2011.

CSEP is looking for feedback on the draft guidelines. The link to the survey monkey is only open for 10 days, so fill it out quickly. It should only take about 10 minutes.

The guidelines are designed to provide Canadians with the most current information on how much and what types of activities are required for healthy, active living. The early years (0-4) were identified as an information gap area requiring more guidance to parents and caregivers on children’s physical activity and reducing sedentary time.

The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group (HALO) held two interactive, consensus-based meetings Dec. 5 to 8 to draft each of these guidelines – the first for this age group in Canada.