Special Needs Exercise: The Great Pyrenees is not very active inside, but appreciates
moderate activity outside.
Not exact matches
A 2014 study [1] by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found that only about a quarter (24.8 %) of youth aged 12 to 15 years engaged in
moderate - to - vigorous physical
activity, including
activities both in school and
outside of school, for at least 60 minutes daily.
Moderate and vigorous physical
activity in the number of 30 - minute time blocks
outside of school was assessed on the scale of 1 (no
activity), 2 (some
activity), or 3 (
activity meeting Healthy People 2010 guidelines).
(1) Thirty minutes of additional
moderate to vigorous physical
activity on each school day — at least 15 minutes to be
outside of break times, although class teachers customised timing of delivery and exact
activities undertaken according to their class circumstances, supported by resources supplied as part of the study.
In addition, regular
moderate outside activity should be encouraged because dogs that spent an equal amount of time indoors and outdoors had a decreased risk of GDV.