Physical Activity for Youth
Physical Activity |
Your youth (12-17 years) needs at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and up to several hours of light activity each day.
Being active for at least 60 minutes every day helps youth:
Help your youth plan their daily activities to include physical activity like:
Need more information about how much or what kind of physical activities are good for your youth? Check out the Canadian 24 hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth. |
Screen Time and Sedentary Activity |
Sedentary activities involve very little movement. Screen time is a common sedentary activity. Using tablets, computers and playing videos games are examples of screen time. Your youth may use screens for schoolwork and that’s okay. Monitor their recreational screen time, screen time that’s not for school. Less is best when it comes to recreational screen use. How much screen time? Limit your youth's recreational screen time to no more than 2 hours per day. Lower amounts of screen time is good for their health. Spending less time being sedentary can help your youth:
Help your youth get more active!
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Do you have more questions about parenting?
- Speak with a Public Health Nurse. Call the Ottawa Public Health Info Centre at 613-PARENTS [613-727-3687] (TTY: 613-580-9656) or email Ottawa Public Health at ParentinginOttawa@ottawa.ca
- Connect with a Public Health Nurse and other parents on the Parenting in Ottawa Facebook page
- There are a variety of services to make it easier for your child to grow up healthy in Ottawa
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