Health Challenge Monmouthshire

As a parent you want your child to be healthy and happy. Regular physical activity and a healthy diet can go a long way to ensuring this. Physical activity:

• helps children build a healthy heart and develop strong muscles and bones.
• reduces body fat and helps a child feel good about themselves.
• It improves their social and moral development, reduces anxiety and stress and increases opportunity to mix with other children and make friends.
• Children and young people should aim to participate in activity of at least moderate intensity for 60 minutes every day.
• The MEND Programme is available to children aged 7-13 whose weight is above the healthy range for their age and height.