By AOSSM
Sports participation in the United States has reached record levels, and high school-level sports participation continues to rise. In fact, the National Federation of State High School Associations estimates that more than 7.6 million high school students (over 55% of all students) played sports during the 2010-2011 academic year.…
By CDC
Written by Suzanne Hurley, CDC’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity
Many people are aware that too few U.S. high school students in grades 9-12 are getting enough physical activity. But do you know which groups of high school students are getting less physical activity than others?
The findings of a recent school-based study – the CDC 2010 National Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Study (NYPANS) – provide the answers.…