Children need three hours exercise a day - Finland

[Mistame]

A Tennistard topic about Finland. Doubling down on reasons to not give a shit!

[dextersmith]

Wow. Good job Finland!

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37306818

Let's hope more countries follow the Finnish lead so we ensure that our society is becoming more healthy and fit.

Where did you get 3 hours a day?

[Tennis]

Where did you get 3 hours a day?

The article title duh.

[dextersmith]

The article title duh.

That's all you read of the article huh?

[PACOX]

3 hours? Who is going to feed these kids

[Tennis]

That's all you read of the article huh?

In order to be fair and balanced the OP kept the title of the thread with the exact same wording as the title of the article. I'm not sure what you are expecting.

[LilSaihah]

Was reading a study the other day that said people are naturally lazy, like cats. Unless they're motivated they like to do as little as possible. I'm not sure how cats stay so fit without exercise though.

A lot of human recreational activity is sedentary nowadays. Cats don't watch TV or play video games. If you keep your cat inside with nothing to do, they won't be fit.

[cubby]

Yeah, I read 3h a day and I was like WTF, are they kids or soldiers?

3 hours a day is actually the more realistic number. It's odd that the article mentions per week. Kids need a lot of "exercise" - and keep in mind that exercise doesn't mean drill instructors - recess is exercise. Gym class. Playing outdoors. etc

[Adam Jensen]

I lifted 10,000 pounds today

Using a forklift

[LilSaihah]

I lifted 10,000 pounds today

Using a forklift

I was gonna go with "you work in a bank?"

[Deleted]

Or maybe they need more structure and organized sports.

Organized sports does fuck all if the kids don't like sport. Kids should excercise enough with play alone, a balanced diet keeps the fat off. That said the 'obese epidemic' actually starts in the teens