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B.C.’s kids are not meeting Canada’s movement guidelines or getting enough sleep: study | Globalnews.ca

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Researchers at the University of British Columbia conducted a survey of more than 26,000 children in grades 6 to 8 .

Only four per cent of children in B.C. are meeting Canada ’s 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for daily movement.

The study found that girls appear to have the biggest gains in mental well-being when they meet sleep, sleep and movement behaviours.

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