Children: Exploring the Move from Active Play to Sedentary Play

Our youth today are often considered the lazy generation, only interested in playing with game consoles or watching TV instead of getting up and playing outside or participating in sports or other forms of physical activity. While older generations attribute this change to the laziness amongst young...

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Published in:The international journal of sport and society 2015, Vol.6 (1), p.1-7
Main Authors: Canali, Christina, Wong, Alexis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Getting up
Lifestyles
Neighborhoods
Physical activity
Sedentary
Sports
Technology
Television viewing
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Summary:Our youth today are often considered the lazy generation, only interested in playing with game consoles or watching TV instead of getting up and playing outside or participating in sports or other forms of physical activity. While older generations attribute this change to the laziness amongst younger generations, there are other factors that are leading our society from active to sedentary play This paper will address the trend of children moving from living an active lifestyle to living a more sedentary lifestyle. It will also look at the outcomes and other potential outcomes of this trend. This paper will review the research that has looked at four sources that are a potential cause of this: parents, neighborhoods, technology, and schools.
ISSN:2152-7857
2152-7865
DOI:10.18848/2152-7857/CGP/v06/54118