Climate change is a new hurdle for children’s physical activity levels in Canada

While climate change presents obstacles for children's physical activity levels, there are ways to help children and youth stay active while building resilience. (Shutterstock)

The ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, the most comprehensive assessment of children’s physical activity in Canada, recently gave the country a D+ in overall physical activity.

While this grade is better than the D grade given in 2022, there is still much room for improvement. The D+ resulted from only 39 per cent of children and youth in Canada meeting the recommendation of at least 60 minutes a day of moderate-to-vigorous — or heart-pumping — physical activity.