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Are ADHD kids getting enough exercise? The World Health Organization recommends that all children & adolescents aged 6-17 years should engage in at least 60 minutes of DAILY ‘moderate-to-vigorous’ physical activity (MVPA)✨ 60 minutes a day!! So, how does moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) help? Well, research says that MVPA helps with executive functioning, mood, self-regulation, working memory, learning/cognition, attention & focus among many other quality of life measures✨ So, are our ADHD kids getting enough moderate to vigorous physical activity? Data in one small ADHD study showed that ADHD boys spent 76% and ADHD girls 75% of their total time in sedentary behaviours. … …17% and 19% in light physical activity …and the total time of moderate to vigorous physical activity was 6% for boys and 5% for girls 😳 On average, the daily time spent in MVPA was 41 minutes for boys and 33 minutes for girls, which is below the WHO guidelines✨ So…how can you add 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity to your child’s day? One of the most important ways is to advocate to your school that moderate to vigorous physical activity be added to your child’s day as a CRITICAL part of their academic programming. ...as a non-negotiable, for your child to succeed at school 🏫 How many parents attend educational planning meetings for their child at school where moderate to vigorous physical activity is suggested as a crucial strategy? Probably not a lot… How many parents/educators realize the impact that this could have on a child’s academic experience? With so many schools starting to reduce the amount of time students spend in physical education, and with technology reducing the amount of time kids are running around outside, it is now even more important to ensure that our ADHD kids can access this hugely important strategy ✨ How can you add this to your child’s life? How can you advocate for this at school? Important food for thought (and action!)✨ ~~~~~~~ Have a great day everyone✨ ~~~~~~~ [References are on the last visual!] #adhd #teachers #teachersofinstagram #occupationaltherapist #slpeeps #slp #adhdparenting #adhdparents #adhdbrain