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Are sports a healthy alternative to all those passive hours kids spend watching tv?
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Absolutely: More then 2 hours of screen time computer games, text, tv, etc during school year is detrimental. Sports are the best way to go for healthy mind and body, gets kids to build cardiovascular and muscle tone at crucial ages. If not into sports walk, run, bottom line is move ur body.
Answered 3/26/2013
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