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Soccer Kicks Up Activity Level of Overweight Kids: StudyTUESDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- When looking for ways to get a heavy child moving, soccer could prove a winner. California researchers found that a soccer program increased the physical activity levels of overweight and obese children. Researchers examined the impact that a community-based, after-school soccer and youth-development program called America SCORES had on the physical activity, weight and fitness of students in a large, urban school district. The study, published online Feb. 25 in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, involved 156 students from six schools. The SCORES program was implemented at three of the schools. Read entire article... |
