In this episode, we'll review what the general physical activity recommendations are in the pediatric and adolescent athlete, we'll review how we are doing as a nation in terms of meeting these recommendations, and we'll start building a foundation on how to improve our physical activity grade.
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- https://health.gov/sites/default/files/2019-10/National_Youth_Sports_Strategy.pdf
- https://health.gov/sites/default/files/2019-09/Physical_Activity_Guidelines_2nd_edition.pdf
- https://paamovewithus.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-US-Report-Card-on-Physical-Activity-for-Children-and-Youth.pdf
