5 tips to help your kid achieve a healthy weight

5 tips to help your kid achieve a healthy weight

Obesity is a growing health concern among Canadian youth and adults. Here are five healthy ways to help your child manage their weight

By Flannery Dean

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4. Encourage active playtime

Kids don’t need formal exercise to be considered active—they just need to move their bodies for at least 60 minutes a day, says Tracey Bridger, a pediatric endocrinologist and the medical director of the Lifestyle Program at the Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre in St. John’s, Nfld.

Playing with Lego in the living room, or going to the park after school to play on the swings is more than enough, says Warshawski. "[Activity] doesn’t have to be structured, kids just need to be moving and having fun doing so. Walk to the park and back and let them run around."