The youth years are a major transition time. You grow fast. Your body changes. And you start making more, and more important, choices for yourself. It’s a lot of work for your brain and your body!
Yeah, you know. You’ve heard it a million times. Smoking is bad for you. Blah blah blah. Besides, you can quit any time you like. And c’mon, dude. Smoking’s cool. Right?
The Ministry of Education has announced the introduction of Daily Physical Activity to help students develop healthy daily physical activity habits. The program will augment existing Physical Education, Health and extracurricular activities by mandating that B.C.’s K-12 students participate daily in healthy levels of activity.
Remember how much fun it used to be to run around with your friends at the park, swim at the beach or the pool, race your best friend on your bikes, or have build a snow fort on a winter afternoon?
Are you at a healthy weight? You sure about that? In a recent survey, 80 per cent of BC female youth were at a healthy weight – but fewer than 50 per cent thought they were.
