Children Could Benefit From Physical Activity Through Gardening

A garden can grow food, become a thing of beauty, and it can also be good for one's health. A recent study published the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that gardening – and other simple activities such as home repair – could reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke and even prolong life by as much as 30 percent among seniors.

Children Could Benefit From Physical Activity Through Gardening The study found that these everyday activities could serve as a workout for people of a “certain age” who wouldn’t otherwise get exercise.

A new study has found that this activity, which is usually one reserved for adults, could help children stay fit as well. Researchers in South Korea reported that children can reap the benefits from digging, raking and weeding. It may sound a lot like “chores” that many kids already are required to perform, but the team said that specific garden-based pr...

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