This is largely based on walking around during the school day, taking part in P.E. classes and simply having fun with your friends and family.
Once kids have learnt to walk properly and their bones have fully developed, they’ll want to aim for a minimum of 6,000 to 15,000 steps a day. This should be on the higher end if your kids regularly play sports, run around the playground or are just generally very active.
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It’s trickier to track kids’ actual steps (especially when you’re running after them too) but the NHS recommends that children and young people aged five to 18 get an average of at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity each day across the week.6
However, it’s super important for us to note that even experts can’t decide on one particular ‘magic’ number of steps for an age group.5 Plus, what’s right for one adolescent may not be the same for another, as we’re all built differently and have different needs.