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Exercise for children
Children should participate in age appropriate exercise activities. Exercise helps bones grow strong and strengths muscles including the heart.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
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M indian.If childhood obesity is becoming common everywhere, parents, teachers must take initiative & ensure children are getting enough exercise right?
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I can have children?
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