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Look up north. Here's how Aussie kids can move more at school, Nordic style

  • Written by Katja Siefken, Lecturer, University of South Australia
Some Nordic school kids are doing an average of two to three hours of physical activity a week. Does Australia need to lift its game?CAHPER/Sangudo/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

Inactivity in school children has been in the news again with the release of a study into the health of Australian 11-12 year olds from around the country.

The 1,800 person study found...

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