Only a quarter of Canadian kids walk or bike to school and that's not enough, according to a new "report card on physical activity for children and youth."

Active Healthy Kids Canada (AHKC) is a Canadian charity that encourages children and their parents to get more exercise.

Their report found that only 24 per cent of five to 17-year-olds in Canada use "active transportation" to get to school.

"Active transportation" means not using cars, trains or buses.

On the other hand, their parents were twice as likely to walk to school when they were children.

Every year in its report card, AHKC focuses on one aspect of healthy living.

This year’s theme, “driving,” looked at how much exercise kids are getting when they travel to and from different places near their homes.

Source: For Healthier Kids, Put Away The Car And Walk To School

David Cottle

UBB Owner & Administrator