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Hindi Editorial, J Athl Enhancement Vol: 5 Issue: 2
Physical Activity in the Very Young Child
| Louise A Kelly* |
| California Lutheran University, #3400, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks, California 91360, USA |
| Corresponding author : Louise A Kelly Assistant Professor, California Lutheran University, #3400, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks, California-91360, USA Tel: 001 805-493-3547 Fax: 001 805-493-3860 E-mail: lakelly@clunet.edu |
| Received: April 02, 2016 Accepted: April 03, 2016 Published: April 05, 2016 |
| Citation: Kelly LA (2016) Physical Activity in the Very Young Child. J Athl Enhancement 5:2. doi:10.4172/2324-8793.1000e110 |
Abstract
Worldwide, the prevalence of overweight people continues to rise. Especially, the increase in overweight children is of great concern. In 2000, 10% of all children aged 5-17 were overweight, a total of 155 million. Early childhood (defined as between 0 and 5 years of age) has been identified as one of the most critical periods for the development of obesity in later years. It is estimated that 22 million children below 5 years of age are currently overweight, and children from ethnic minority groups have a higher risk of obesity compared to their Caucasian peers.
