WHO GUIDELINES ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR CHILDREN UNDER 5

About:

• Full Name of report: Guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under 5 years of age.
  
  
• Developed by: World Health Organization (WHO).
  
  
• Key highlights: Children under five must do the following if they are to grow up healthy –
  • spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in prams and seats,
    
    
  • get better quality sleep and
    
    
  • have more time for active play
    
    
  
  
  
• Benefits:
  • This will improve their physical, mental health and wellbeing, and help prevent childhood obesity and associated diseases later in life.
    
    
  • These health outcomes will contribute to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) targets 2.2 (to end all forms of malnutrition) and 3.4 (to reduce by one-third premature mortality from NCDs).