outlook • MAY 2007
LEARNING THROUGH LANDSCAPES
groundnotes May 2009
How can you get every child active for at
least 60 minutes a day? This is the target
recommended by Change4Life, the social
marketing movement backed by the
Department of Health that aims...
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outlook • MAY 2007
LEARNING THROUGH LANDSCAPES
groundnotes May 2009
How can you get every child active for at
least 60 minutes a day? This is the target
recommended by Change4Life, the social
marketing movement backed by the
Department of Health that aims to help
every family in England eat well, move
more and live longer.
Similar initiatives
are running in Scotland and Wales.
And
this year, as part of National School
Grounds Week, LTL is launching The big
play experiment! designed to get as many
children as possible UK wide engaged in
more physical activity through enjoyable
outdoor play.
Having fun, getting fit!
Schoolgrounds-UK
The importance of
active play
According to Change4Life, nine out
of 10 children today could grow up
dangerously overweight, exposing
themselves to life-threatening diseases like
cancer, type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
Physical activity, as well as contributing
to maintaining a healthy weight and
reducing these future risks, is also
important for healthy
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