The Huffington Post – Tia Ghose
“To be healthy, adults should take 10,000 steps per day — or at least that’s the popular notion. For kids, though, the picture is fuzzier. Research on children has lagged behind that of adults, and most common devices that can track a daily step count, such as pedometers and fitness trackers, have not been designed with little ones in mind. But in the face of high childhood obesity rates — and with the advent of increasingly sophisticated fitness trackers, step counters and other devices — more scientists are trying to determine just how many steps little ones should take to stay active…However a child’s activity is measured, it’s important for parents to nurture a healthy, active lifestyle early on in children…”(more)